Lord Wandsworth College A GSG School
- Lord Wandsworth College
Long Sutton
Hook
Hampshire
RG29 1TB - Head: Mr Adam Williams
- T 01256 862201
- F 01256 860363
- E admissions@lordwandsworth.org
- W www.lordwandsworth.org
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 680; sixth formers: 192
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £25,200 - £29,640; Boarding £35,790 - £42,000 pa
- Open days: Throughout the year; Annual Open Evening: June
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: St Neot's School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Hockey and cricket dominate for both boys and girls, with plenty of club and county level players, though school still struggles to shake off its rugby-is-king reputation. Head said he might even move poor Jonny Wilkinson’s jumper from reception to get the message across. As is so often the case with one-time weak spots that schools hone in on, stretch and challenge is now on fire. ‘There is a philosophy of investing in dynamic teachers who are utterly. ridiculously passionate about their subjects,’ we heard. A further culture shift has been towards…
What the school says...
More included in the fees (ie fewer extras) than most schools.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Adam Williams, previously deputy head of Glasgow Academy. Has also been head of geography at Bradfield (his alma mater) and Oakham. Impressive cricketing and golfing skills in his youth took him into national teams both at school and university (Durham, where he studied geography). Speed golfing is his latest fad – if it’s anything as quick as his wit and fast as his talking, trophies await.
Born Down Under, he is unaffected and laid back, with an open face and the hint of a twinkle. ‘He's the reason I chose the school,’ said more than one parent about him and, unusually, some pupils too: ‘He came to our school and did this amazing talk on how friendly and fun the school is – me and my best friend decided...
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Special Education Needs
The school is sympathetic to pupils with specific learning difficulties and there is a small Special Needs Department that provides support for a range of learning difficulties. The Department aims to help students to become effective learners, while ensuring that awareness of special needs is regularly reviewed so that teachers can meet students' needs across the curriculum. Students are intially identified through prep/primary liaison, screening tests and referrals by subject teachers and concerns expressed by parents. Following further investigation a programme of support is put into action ranging from differentiation within the classroom, to small group-work and 1-1 tuition with a specialist teacher. Progress is monitored and review sessions organised with pupils, staff and parents where appropriate. For further information you are welcome to contact the Special Needs Coordinator on 01256 860257
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| 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 | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amesbury | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 drama scholarshiup, 1 dance scholarship |
| Barfield School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cheam School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Art |
| Elstree School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 x Sport Scholarship |
| Hall Grove School | 2023 | 3 | 2 | Scholarships: All Rounder, Academic |
| Lambrook School | 2023 | 1 | 1 Drama Scholarship | |
| St Hilary's School | 2023 | 1 |
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