Godstowe Preparatory School A GSG School
- Godstowe Preparatory School
Shrubbery Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 6PR - Head: Kate Bailey
- T 01494 529273
- F 01494 429009
- E registrar@godstowe.org
- W www.godstowe.org
- A mainstream independent school for boys and girls from ages 3 - 7 and girls only from 7 - 13.
- Read about the best schools in Buckinghamshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 434 (10 boys in years 3-7 only)
- Religion: None
- Fees: Day £13,500 - £20,985; Boarders Supplement £10,500 pa
- Open days: Open Days are once a term. Open Morning is on Wednesday, 7th February 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Now England’s only girls’ boarding prep school, tradition is in the (beautiful red) brickwork. Polite and enthusiastic pupils have the ‘get stuck in’ approach. The head agrees, ‘Being all girls they don’t have the same inhibitions and just go for it.’ Winter uniform is a wool grey skirt, red pullover and a long red wool cape. One parent thought it ‘expensive but well made’, advising to...
What the school says...
Godstowe is a happy and thriving preparatory school for girls aged 7 to 13, approximately a third of whom are boarders. We also have a lively Pre-Prep and Nursery for girls and boys aged 3 to 7. Godstowe is well known for setting the highest possible standards and enjoys an enviable reputation. We believe that we are the best at what we do and would very much like to have the chance to show you why we are so proud of Godstowe. Given the chance, children flourish here, in and out of the classroom.
We can provide an outstanding preparation for senior school and are always mindful of the fact that just as important as what girls know will be what they are like. Enjoyment, at Godstowe, is compulsory. Don't take our word for it; come and see for yourself. You will be made to feel very welcome. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2022, Kate Bailey (MA, PGCE), previously founding head of Wetherby Pembridge School, Manhattan. Started teaching at Broomwood Hall, then head of the junior school at Westminster Under School and senior deputy head at Wetherby Prep, London. Educated at Queen’s Gate Junior School, London, and Cheltenham Ladies’ College. Read history and English lit MA at Edinburgh; PGCE from the Institute of Education, London.
Warm and quick to laugh, she welcomed us into her large, elegant study painted in delicate pale blue and cream. To the right, squishy sofas face each other and to the left, a round table with chairs. ‘It’s what I’m about,’ she says. ‘Community, equality and people feeling comfortable so we can get the conversations going.’ Only pupils’ artwork on the walls apart from one serene watercolour...
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Special Education Needs
Godstowe Preparatory School provides support for children with learning difficulties within school and within the Learning Support Department. Children can receive specialist help in literacy and numeracy alongside their usual lessons. The department has close links with an independent speech and language therapist who regularly visits the School, and also well-respected Educational Psychologists.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| 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 | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradfield College | 2023 | |||
| Cheltenham Ladies' College | 2023 | 3 | Scholarships: 13+ Music Award, 11+ Academic Scholarship, 11+ Music Exhibition | |
| Claires Court Schools | 2023 | |||
| Cranleigh School | 2023 | |||
| Great Marlow School | 2023 | |||
| Haileybury | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Sports Scholarship | |
| Headington Rye Oxford | 2023 | 2 | Scholarships: 13+ Dance Scholarship, 13+ Sports Scholarship | |
| Heathfield School | 2023 | |||
| Holyport College | 2023 | |||
| Marlborough College | 2023 | 2 | Scholarships: 13+ Academic Scholarship, 13+ Art Scholarship | |
| Oundle School | 2023 | 2 | Scholarships: 13+ Sports Scholarship, 13+ Academic Exhibition: Geography | |
| Pipers Corner School | 2023 | |||
| Queen Anne's School | 2023 | 3 | Scholarships: 13+ Sports Scholarship, 11+ Music, 11+ Sports Scholarship | |
| Shrewsbury School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Music Scholarship | |
| St Edward's Oxford | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Sports Scholarship | |
| St George's School (Ascot) | 2023 | |||
| St Mary's School Ascot | 2023 | |||
| Stowe School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ DT Scholarship | |
| The Oratory School | 2023 | |||
| Wellington College | 2023 | |||
| Wycombe Abbey | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Academic Exhibition |
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