Haileybury A GSG School
- Haileybury
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 7NU - Head: Martin Collier
- T 01992 706353
- F 01992 470663
- E [email protected]
- W www.haileybury.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in East Hertfordshire and West Hertfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 916; sixth formers: 308
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £23,010 - £34,620; Boarding £30,345 - £47,835 pa
- Open days: Please see website for details
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
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What the school says...
Haileybury is an independent co-educational boarding school which offers a fully-rounded education for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. Haileybury is located between London and Cambridge, set in 500 acres of beautiful rural Hertfordshire.
Founded in 1862, Haileybury is proud of its history, tradition, community and values, taking the best from the past while looking to the future. Academic achievement and outstanding co-curricular provision are at the heart of the school, offering Haileyburians a truly all-round education and ensuring they leave as confident, tolerant and ambitious individuals who are leaders and life-long learners.
Boarding continues to be popular at Haileybury which The Master, Martin Collier, attributes to the fact that the College provides its boarders with a fulfilling, happy experience. Approximately 75% of the pupils board across the thirteen Houses within the campus grounds where more than 90% of our teachers also live.
We offer a dedicated Lower School (Years 7 and 8), a unique Year 9 curriculum, a wide range of I/GCSEs and the choice of IB Diploma or A levels in the Sixth Form. Haileybury is consistently rank highly in The Times’ IB League Table. Our aim is to get every pupil into their first choice university.
Haileybury offers a range of Academic, Music or Sports scholarships which are measured as a percentage of the school fees. Bursaries are available to applicants according to need and are not reserved only for those who have been awarded scholarships. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Sports
Rowing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Master
Since 2017, Mr Martin Collier. Previously at St John’s Leatherhead, where he transformed a middle-of-the-range school into a Surrey favourite, upping the academics and adding a lot of zing elsewhere. Not hard to see why he was such an appealing choice for the role. ‘Everyone knows he [was] brought in to raise the school’s profile,’ says a parent.
When he arrived, the results, while respectable, weren’t particularly exciting – school was a magnet for the sports-minded, less so for academic superstars. Now, results at 16 and 18+ have shot up (some parents wonder just how high Mr Collier is thinking of going) and the school is increasingly a first, rather than reserve, choice for families at 11+, 13+ and in the very oversubscribed sixth form.
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Special Education Needs
We are a small, fully qualified team which can provide specialist teacher assessments and specialist teaching for specific learning difficulties. Pupils are withdrawn from subject lessons once per fortnight for individual tuition which often focuses on spelling rules, writing skills, reading skills, comprehension exercises, memory trainers, study skills and exam and revision strategies. Each child has an individually-designed learning programme. Some pupils receive weekly tuition and this may involve supporting them with classwork and prep. We liaise with parents directly to discuss and review the support programme. Overseas children are able to have individual or group EAL teaching which normally takes place at the times pupils are not taking a Modern Foreign Language. Parents are required to pay an extra charge for all tuition.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldenham Prep School | 2023 | |||
| Aldwickbury School | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 Sport Scholarships |
| Beechwood Park School | 2023 | 9 | 4 | Scholarships: Sports, Academic & Drama, Music & DT, Drama |
| Davenies School | 2023 | 5 | 2 | Art Scholarship and Sport Scholarship |
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Sports Scholarship | |
| Hereward House School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Academic |
| Keble Prep School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| North Bridge House Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Christopher's School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| St Faith's | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Beacon School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Hall School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2023 | 3 |
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