St Paul's Cathedral School A GSG School
- St Paul's Cathedral School
2 New Change
London
EC4M 9AD - Head: Judith Fremont-Barnes
- T 020 7248 5156
- F 020 7329 6568
- E admissions@spcs.london.sch.uk
- W www.spcslondon.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: City of London
- Pupils: 268
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £16,968 - £18,270 pa; Boarding choristers £10,264 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Tucked away beside St Paul’s, this pint-sized school packs a phenomenal punch. Not a hothouse: ‘there’s a joy to learning’ and ‘children can go at their own speed’. The cathedral is used for all sorts of lessons, from maths to art. ‘They do so much in the cathedral that they don’t even mention it now,’ marvel parents, who love attending assemblies and concerts there. Modern, functional school buildings, carefully designed to complement their august neighbour, and so discreet that passers-by are often puzzled by hearing children playing. Outside space is limited but…
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Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Sports
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since September 2023, Judith Fremont-Barnes, previously head of Milton Abbey School in Dorset. English language and literature degree at Christ Church, Oxford before embarking on a career in schools and colleges across all age ranges, including James Allen’s Girls’ School, Radley College and More House School. She also lectured in Japan at Kobe Kaisei College for Women and Kobe University. Her first headship was at Duke of Kent School. She has a master’s in education and a special interest in pupil wellbeing.
Mrs Fremont-Barnes is excited about the cathedral’s commitment to creating a fully co-ed choral foundation. This runs through the community: the first girl probationers (trainee choristers) were met with spontaneous cheers from their male counterparts. School and cathedral have a close relationship; she sits on the cathedral’s executive leadership...
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Special Education Needs
We have one full-time Learning Support teacher, [and one part-time].
Condition | Provision for in school |
---|---|
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
Aspergers | Y |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
Dyscalculia | |
Dysgraphia | |
Dyslexia | |
Dyspraxia | |
English as an additional language (EAL) | |
Genetic | |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
Has SEN unit or class | |
HI - Hearing Impairment | |
Hospital School | |
Mental health | |
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 |
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The Lyceum School | 2023 | 1 |
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