Stowe School A GSG School
- Stowe School
Stowe
Buckingham
MK18 5EH - Head: Dr A Wallersteiner
- T 01280 818205
- F 01280 818181
- E [email protected]
- W www.stowe.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 13 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in Buckinghamshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 909; sixth formers: 400
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £25,509 - £31,674; Boarding £44,058 pa
- Open days: January and March
- 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..
‘Education is about drawing out – teachers are coaches and mentors,’ says head: ‘the guide on the side’ rather than ‘the sage on the stage’. We could only get superlatives out of parents when it came to arts: ‘outstanding’, ‘worlds apart’, ‘superb’. Rugby main sport for the boys with five senior teams; lacrosse for the girls, played across two terms. We watched girls putting Radley boys in their place on the pitch: far from a jolly, it looked seriously competitive out there. A country school, not as cosmopolitan as…
What the school says...
Housed in a beautiful ducal palace, surrounded by 750 acres of historically significant landscaped gardens, Stowe provides a unique educational environment in which youth is celebrated rather than stifled, where creativity is prized and academic rigour encouraged. At Stowe we believe in the pursuit of excellence, to identify and develop the individual strengths of each of our pupils, guide their talents and prepare them for the future. All pupils are encouraged to participate fully in a diverse range of extra-curricular activities and to participate in new pursuits that they might not otherwise have considered. Life at Stowe really does stimulate the individual to achieve his or her best. ...Read more
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Sports
Unusual sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2003, Dr Anthony Wallersteiner MA PhD. History at Cambridge, doctorate in art history and theory at University of Kent. Taught history at Sherborne, St Paul’s and Tonbridge before arriving as head.
Passion for art, progressive approach to pedagogy and irreverent humour – all very ‘Stowe’, an uncannily good fit. Enlightenment values evident in the school’s architecture inform ‘the genius of the place’ today, he says; teaches year 9s a visual education course about the significance of their surroundings. His study is the house’s old library, a mini replica of Henry VII’s chapel in Westminster Abbey – totally OTT until you learn that it’s a rare example of Sir John Soane doing Gothic revival (seriously cool, if you’re into that sort of thing). PhD on Cornish artist Peter Lanyon led to...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The Skills Development Centre at Stowe exists primarily to give help and support to pupils with different learning abilities, in order to help them fulfil their academic potential. Our aim is that those who have special needs should both be understood and supported, while at the same time taught to cope with and overcome their difficulties. Special help is provided within the department and close liaison maintained with the teaching staff as a whole, since all pupils are expected to remain integrated in the mainstream curriculum. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| 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 | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfold School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: Equestrian | |
| Beachborough School | 2023 | 13 | 11 | Sport x 4, Drama x 1, Roxburgh x 1, Stephan Award x 2, Equestrian x 1, Design x 2. |
| Beaudesert Park School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Art Scholarship |
| Caldicott | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Cothill House | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Dragon School | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 Chess Scholarship |
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ DT Scholarship | |
| Highfield and Brookham School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Hill House | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Lambrook School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Drama Exhibition |
| Lockers Park School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Ludgrove | 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| Pinewood | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Saint Ronan's School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Spratton Hall | 2023 | 2 | 3 | Roxburgh Scholarship; Sports Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| St George’s School Windsor Castle | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Sunningdale School | 2023 | 4 | 1 | All Rounder Scholarship |
| The Elms School | 2023 | 1 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Windlesham House School | 2023 | 3 |
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