Wisbech Grammar School A GSG School
- Wisbech Grammar School
Chapel Road
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
PE13 1RH - Head: Mr Barney Rimmer
- T 01945 583631
- F 01945 476746
- E admissions@wisbechgrammar.com
- W www.wisbechgrammar.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Cambridgeshire
- Pupils: 581; sixth formers: 107
- Religion: None
- Fees: £11,097 - £15,999 pa
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
'We have supportive teachers,’ said our guides. ‘I can’t fault the school academically,’ said every parent we spoke to. We get the impression from parents that the school's purpose and intent has intensified, taking all with it. They have stiff competition from local grammars so have had to up their game, offering a well-rounded education, and parents appreciate this. ‘Confident children are what they produce, happy to…
What the school says...
Entrance examinations consist of: 11+ - Maths, English & VR. 16 - Minimum of 5 A-Bs including an interview for external candidates.
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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 2022, Mr Barnaby Rimmer, a former pupil and previously deputy head academic at the school. Before that he worked for more than 22 years in the state sector, including leading curriculum, teaching and learning, as well as safeguarding and pastoral. Has had experience in both secondary and primary education. Outside school he says that, ‘aside from my role as family taxi driver’, he enjoys many sports, including playing competitive touch rugby – both locally and nationally.
Entrance
The school is selective, but not excessively so. Heads meet every child before a place is offered after they have taken an entrance assessment. School happy to say no to pupils. Entry to senior school for prep pupils not guaranteed and they also have to sit entrance assessment and be interviewed by the head. A few each year...
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