Woodcote House School A GSG School
- Woodcote House School
Snows Ride
Windlesham
Surrey
GU20 6PF - Head: Mr Oliver Paterson
- T 01276 472115
- F 01276 472890
- E Admissions@woodco…ehouseschool.co.uk
- W www.woodcoteho…seschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys aged from 7 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 96
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £20,626; Boarding £27,750 pa
- 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..
Apart from the occasional hour of PlayStation on a Sunday or in the sixth form house - or perhaps the odd film night in the dorms - no screen activity is allowed. Even in lockdown they carefully managed the timetable so that it was limited. Upshot is that boys play conkers, climb trees, hurl themselves along the zip wire and build dens in the woods. At break they can choose to play a few holes of golf or a quick game of tennis. But it’s not all...
What the school says...
A family-run school where manners matter and success is celebrated. 100 boys in 10 forms enjoy 30 acres of unspoilt Surrey countryside. Just 40 minutes from Central London near J3 of the M3. An exceptional learning environment for Boarders and Day Boys alike.
The Headmaster's awards morning takes place in March where Scholarship and Bursary candidates are assessed. ...Read more
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Sports
Polo
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2023, Oliver Paterson, the fifth member of the Paterson family to become head. The school has been in the Paterson family since 1931, although the school’s history dates back to 1816.
Educated at Eton College and Durham University, he did his PGCE at a secondary academy in east London and has lived at Woodcote for his whole life. Known as OP to the boys, he has an array of talent – sporting, musical and artistic – and has been involved in everything from running the school play to playing the organ in the tiny jewel of a chapel in the grounds, as well as cricket (Woodcote’s own yard cricket is still a favourite pastime of his) and maths.
Entrance
No formal exams; a taster day instead. Often applicants come individually, occasionally...
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Special Education Needs
Woodcote has a fully qualified and very experienced Special Educational Needs teacher (SENCO), who can deal with a variety of needs. She sees about 10% of boys for anything between one and three sessions per week, sometimes on their own, sometimes in small groups. She is very much considered part of the full-time staff, and briefs the mainstream teachers at weekly staff meetings as to the best way to help individuals in their lessons. She is in regular contact with all the parents of boys she teaches, either in person or by telephone, and liaises closely with external agencies, which a boy may have. Woodcote welcomes all boys who can make the most of the opportunities offered, including those with Special Educational Needs or learning difficulties on the proviso that our SENCO has the capacity and resources to ensure each boy receives the support that he needs.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oratory School | 2023 | 4 | 2 | Art Scholarships (2) |
| Canford School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Bradfield College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Gordon's School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Harrow School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Kingham Hill School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Millfield School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Radley College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Shrewsbury School | 2023 | 1 |
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