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UK school reviews
We have reviewed 1,450 schools in the UK, including independent, state and SEN schools. Our writers visit on normal school days and meet the headteacher, pupils, parents and teachers, as well as speaking to parents. Their reviews then cover everything from academic matters, sport and the arts to the atmosphere of the school, staff, discipline, fees, facilities and where pupils come from or go on to. Schools are selected on merit and cannot pay to be included.
You can read sample reviews of the following schools:
- Thomas’s Battersea, a prep school in south west London
- Merchant Taylors School, a private secondary school in Hertfordshire
- Tonbridge Grammar, a selective state secondary in Kent
- Wymondham High School, a comprehensive state secondary in Norfolk
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SEN school reviews
We specialise in providing information on special schools and have reviewed over 130 of them. Our SEN writers visit on a normal school day. We interview the headteacher, meet teaching staff and pupils and are taken on a tour. Because special schools may not have local or externally identifiable parent communities, we are assisted by the schools in making contact with parents and canvass independent SEN professionals for their views. Schools are selected on merit and cannot pay to be included.
You can read a sample review of the following special school:
- Abingdon House, a private special school in west London.
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International school reviews
Our writers talk to a range of parents with children currently or very recently at a school, as well as studying available information such as inspection reports, accreditation listings and published exam results. They visit on normal school days and meet the headteacher, pupils and teachers, as well as speaking to parents. Their reviews cover everything from academic matters, sport, staffing and language support to the atmosphere of the school, SEN provision, fees, facilities and where pupils go on to study. Schools are selected on merit and cannot pay to be included.
You can read a sample review of the following international school:
- Dubai College, an international school in Dubai, UAE.
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Tutor agency reviews
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So that users of The Good Schools Guide can get a taste of our reviews, we make a handful of our latest reviews available to everyone for free, without a subscription.
You can read sample reviews of mainstream schools including, Thomas’s Battersea, a prep school in south west London; Merchant Taylors School, a private secondary school in Hertfordshire; Tonbridge Grammar, a selective state secondary in Kent; Wymondham High School, a comprehensive state secondary in Norfolk.
You can also read this sample SEN school review of Abingdon House, a private special school in west London.
You can also read a sample international school review of Dubai College, an international school in Dubai, UAE.