Woodbridge School A GSG School
- Woodbridge School
Burkitt Road
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 4JH - Head: Shona Norman
- T 01394 615041
- F 01394 380944
- E admissions@woodbridgeschool.org.uk
- W www.woodbridgeschool.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Suffolk
- Pupils: 551; sixth formers: 148
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £18,975 - £20,538; Boarding £29,514 - £38,490 pa
- Open days: March, September and October. Private tours available
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Woodbridge School Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Academically the right buttons are being pressed, but although results across the board are strong, ‘it doesn’t feel like a hothouse,’ say parents. Fully co-ed for 40 years, there is a palpably studious atmosphere across the university-style campus, with its spacious, fuss-free classrooms, chilled library and many corners set up for independent study. Time wasting is frowned upon and every moment not in class is filled with sports and activities...
What the school says...
The School is a caring and nurturing school, with a real sense of warmth and community. Woodbridge focuses on providing an education in which academic results are highly important, but ultimately can only be achieved by innovative approaches to teaching and learning, excellent extra-curricular provision, outstanding pastoral care, and a particular emphasis on the personal development of its pupils.
The central aim of a Woodbridge education is to help equip our students with the qualifications, personal attributes and characteristics that they will need to thrive in a rapidly changing world. ...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 2020, after a period as acting head, Shona Norman. Attended Wisbech Grammar School in Cambridgeshire, studied English lit at London University and PGCE at Cambridge before joining Woodbridge as a newly qualified English teacher in 2002, and has worked her way up through the ranks. Roles as housemistress, EPQ coordinator, mental health first aid instructor, deputy head (pastoral) and senior deputy have all been taken in her stride, as has the recent completion of a master's in educational leadership and school improvement at Cambridge. One of few 30-something women heads of HMC schools, her appointment was welcomed by ‘delighted’ parents and staff, satisfied that the role is well deserved. ‘She is experienced, well supported by the staff, kind and compassionate, while being firm in her decision making,’ says one parent. 'She really cares...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Pupils who have specific learning difficulties are given support both inside and outside lessons by qualified and experienced learning support teachers.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge School Prep | 2023 | 97% to the senior school |
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