Carrdus School A GSG School
- Carrdus School
Overthorpe Hall
Blacklocks Hill
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX17 2BS - Head: Samantha Bagshaw
- T 01295 263733
- F 01295 254644
- E office@carrdusschool.com
- W www.carrdusschool.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 3 to 11 and boys from 3 to 8
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: West Northamptonshire
- Pupils: 122 (43 boys)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £13,350 - £14,985 pa
- Open days: September, March and May
- 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..
Learning objectives displayed clearly so that children understand direction of travel. Teachers kind: ‘Some people have been practising, and will be able to do this easily,’ one told year 6 as they revised their times-tables, and, later, ‘Have you changed your mind? That’s OK!’ when someone realised they’d made a boo-boo. Tailoring is a real strength: parents appreciate individualised homework; preparation for entrance exams depends on what specific children need; even in reception, the pace of phonics can be adapted to the cohort. SENCO is exceptional and learning support a source of great pride. Caters for specific learning difficulties, ADHD, dyslexia, as you’d expect, though we felt that the school would try and accommodate different needs too: ‘We see intervention in a positive light, it’s normal at Carrdus to have learning support.’
What the school says...
Carrdus School, owned by Tudor Hall, is situated in beautiful surroundings on the Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire borders, close to Banbury. Children make excellent progress academically and thus results are very high, with scholarships to a range of leading schools. Outdoor Learning forms a big part of school life alongside Art, Music and Drama and Sport is taken seriously, with teams competing to a high standard. There is a big focus on the individual and every child follows his or her own 'Carrdus Pathway' - a school based program focusing on personal development and key life skills. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2023, Mrs Samantha Bagshaw; grew up in Eastbourne and read political sciences at the University of Birmingham before five years in London primary schools and a 12-year stint in Dubai and Shanghai. Now back in the UK with her young family, not a million miles from Stowe, where she did her A levels.
Hands-on, practical, quickly likeable; in her previous job, ‘I could go a day or two without any connection with pupils,’ but here she’s in the thick of it (not least because her own children are pupils). Predecessor - interim head for two terms - is now deputy and they make for a fresh and ambitious team. Previous head’s departure in December 2022 shook this small community, but they’ve spotted an opportunity to give the school a boost....
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Special Education Needs
SEN to us covers both ends of the spectrum: from gifted-and-talented to pupils with quite a level of learning difficulties. Our provision aims to meet needs as fully as possible; which will be some one-to-one work with ALL children in school, and individual or small-group work with a number of them. Three teachers work in this way, one each for English, Maths and Science. A further two teachers give general support or extension work. This additional tuition, given at our discretion, is a "value-added" part of our normal school curriculum, usually much enjoyed by the children concerned. Nov 09.
| 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 |
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