St David's School A GSG School
- St David's School
23/25 Woodcote Valley Road
Purley
Surrey
CR8 3AL - Head: Miss Cressida Mardell
- T 020 8660 0723
- F 020 8645 0426
- E office@stdavidsschool.co.uk
- W www.stdavidsschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Croydon
- Pupils: 147
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £12,897 - £13,956 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
It has thrived through the decades and today’s multicultural clientèle is still proud of its founders' Welsh connections. Pupils join in the Eisteddfod Festival and fly the flag on St David's Day. Not perhaps, as one parent pointed out, the school for the ultra-sporty, very boisterous child or parents wanting large flashy facilities, but great for those who hanker after a skilful blend of academic excellence alongside a good range of musical, creative and sporting opportunities in a small, nurturing environment. Teachers are ‘really kind and helpful,’ say pupils. Zero...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2011, Cressida Mardell BA PGCE. Before joining St David’s in 2007 she was a senior teacher at St Christopher’s School, Epsom. Degree in classics from Royal Holloway College, PGCE from Roehampton. Recently completed ISI inspector training.
Unguarded, fearless and ebullient. Her childhood dream was to become not just a policewoman but the first female commissioner, a role you can imagine her in. Alas, it turned out her eyesight was not on her side – quite a blow at the time, though St David’s owes a debt of gratitude to her history teacher who saved the day by offering her work experience teaching in her own school, aged just 16: ‘I loved it pretty much straight away.’
In many ways, she is chief, cook and bottlewasher –...
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Special Education Needs
As a non-selective school the children usually join us at the age of three and our educational provision therefore embraces children's needs across the spectrum. Specialist tutors are available for dyslexic and dyspraxic children. Should more specific disabilities be evident then appropriate support would be requested from outside sources and provision made within the restrictions of the building, practical facilities and the effects on the welfare and education of the other children.
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Russell School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Caterham School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Croydon High School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Reigate Grammar School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Trinity School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Cumnor House Sussex | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Nonsuch High School for Girls | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Wallington High School for Girls | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Whitgift School | 2023 | 1 |
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