Mount Kelly Prep A GSG School
- Mount Kelly Prep
Mount Tavy Road
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 9JL - Head: Mr D Floyd
- T 01822 813193
- F 01822 813168
- E admissions@mountkelly.com
- W www.mountkelly.com/prep/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 13 with a linked senior school
- Read about the best schools in Devon
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Devon
- Pupils: 250
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day - £8,550 to £16,650; Boarding - £22,740 to £30,120 pa
- Open days: September and May
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- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Mount Kelly
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘You must see the library,’ said our eager young tour guides, leading us downstairs to a large space with comfy sofas and beautifully organised library books. Reading is a huge part of the school, which uses the Accelerated Reading programme. Pupils do a quiz about every book they finish, building up points for the number of words they’ve read; the head treats those who get to a million to a millionaire’s shortbread at the local Costa at the end of term...
What the school says...
The Mount Kelly Foundation was established in June 2014 following the merger of the Kelly College Foundation and the Mount House School Trust.
Situated in the beautiful market town of Tavistock on the edge of Dartmoor National Park between Exeter and Plymouth, in over 100 acres of woodland, forest and green fields, Mount Kelly combines academic excellence with an outstanding range of learning opportunities beyond the classroom, impressive facilities and exceptional pastoral care.
From Reception onward children at Mount Kelly are nurtured, guided and inspired to develop their own skills and interests with small class sizes offering an exceptional degree of individual focus. In addition to a proven track record of academic excellence via a Common Entrance curriculum, the School offers an outstanding range of sporting and cultural programmes and facilities. Mount Kelly is also renowned for its strong family culture from the Reception through to the Sixth Form which is central to the outstanding pastoral care at the School. Every child is a member of one of four Houses and has a dedicated Form Tutor committed to ensuring that they their school career is happy, fulfilling and successful. Family style boarding is available from Year 4 at the Prep. The majority of Mount Kelly pupils progress from the Prep through to the College; however, some pupils choose to move to a different school. For those that do leave, Mount Kelly has an outstanding record in preparing pupils for Common Entrance and Scholarships to a number of national schools.
Mount Kelly is also well known for its world class coaching facility for swimming and elite training programme which are available to younger pupils through to Sixth Form. Mount Kelly has produced swimmers who have competed in the last five Olympic and Paralympic Games. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of prep
Since 2016, Dominic Floyd, previously assistant head of Hazlegrove. Educated at the Dragon in Oxford, Farleigh, where his father was head, and Worth School. Headship clearly runs in the family because his brother Adrian is headmaster of The Hawthorns, a Surrey prep. After reading geography at Royal Holloway he headed to Pangbourne to teach geography and coach rowing, before doing his PGCE at Goldsmiths, University of London. After that he worked at Holland Park School, Cothill House, where he was a housemaster, and Westminster Under, where he was head of geography. Four years later he moved west as deputy head of Polwhele House in Cornwall for five years, followed by four years as head of Ashdown House and three years at Hazlegrove. The view from his large oak-panelled study is one of...
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Special Education Needs
Regular screening for SEN and referrals to educational psychologist. Individual education plan agreed on the basis of ed psych advice and in consultation with in house SENCO (full time member of staff), parents and our two qualified one to one learning support staff. Pupils leave timetable to attend one to one learning support lessons. Numerous pupils receive extra one to one reading sessions with a variety of staff.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| 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 | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| 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 | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Kelly | 2023 | Majority to the senior school |
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