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  • Abbotsholme School
    Rocester
    Uttoxeter
    Staffordshire
    ST14 5BS
  • Head: Mr Simon Ruscoe-Price
  • T 01889 590217
  • F 01889 591 001
  • E [email protected]
  • W www.abbotsholme.co.uk
  • An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 18.
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Local authority: Derbyshire
  • Pupils: 290
  • Religion: None
  • Fees: Day £10,170 - £25,185; Boarding £20,985 - £41,805 pa
  • Open days: Sunday 9th March 2023 9am-12pm
  • ISI report: View the ISI report

What the school says...

Abbotsholme School is a co-educational private boarding and day school for girls and boys age 2 to 18. The school is situated on a 140-acre campus, on the banks of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England near the county border and the village of Rocester in Staffordshire. It is a member of the Society of Heads and is a Round Square school. ...Read more

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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.

School associations

Round Square - a network of 40 schools worldwide that share ideals such as internationalism, adventure and service.

Sports

Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.

Shooting

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Special Education Needs

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 Y
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 Y
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 Y
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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