Sutton Valence Preparatory School A GSG School
- Sutton Valence Preparatory School
Church Road
Chart Sutton
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3RF - Head: Mark Scholey
- T 01622 842117
- F 01622 844201
- E enquiries@svprep.svs.org.uk
- W www.svs.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school.
- Read about the best schools in West Kent and East Kent
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 294
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £12,459 - £17,592 pa
- Open days: January with date TBC
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Sutton Valence School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Teachers a healthy mix of experienced and new – the head harnesses a culture of encouraging them to visit other schools to broaden experience, sharpen practice and share ideas. Specialist teachers for all subjects from year 4. ‘There’s a lot of energy in the teaching,’ say parents. IT much improved since Covid. Along with two very well-resourced IT suites, pupils use tablets and Surface Gos. ‘Scratch is fun,’ a pupil told us. Forest school supports the curriculum but equally is a time for...
What the school says...
SVPS is on a fine, safe rural site where the children enjoy a full and wide-ranging curriculum, which focuses on academic achievement, developing a community with high standards and respect for themselves and others, as well as giving opportunties to succeed outside of the classroom. We have a very successful record at entry to our senior school, Sutton Valence and other independent and local grammar schools. Accolades include:'Has exceeded all expectations'; 'The caring and professional attitude of the Headmaster and his team shine!' and 'My child loves attending the school and his confidence and ability is growing continuously. Its a happy place!' ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2022, Mark Scholey, previously deputy head of Dulwich Prep. Educated at King’s College School, Wimbledon, followed by history degree from Durham, then PGCE and MEd from Cambridge. Initially worked in management consultancy for Accenture, then for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. But teaching was always a calling: he loved school, volunteering to work in one in his gap year. Even at Accenture, it was the training roles he enjoyed most. Not the Hugh Bonneville of the television comedy Twenty Twelve, thankfully his management and organisation helped lead the successful and high profile Torch Relay for the 2012 Olympics - hard to imagine better preparation for leading a school. Has held leadership posts at Parkside School in Cobham and Danes Hill School in Oxshott. Married to...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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