AKS Lytham A GSG School
- AKS Lytham
Clifton Drive South
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 1DT - Head: Mr David Harrow
- T 01253 784100
- F 01253 784150
- E [email protected]
- W www.akslytham.com
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Lancashire
- Pupils: 418; sixth formers: 56
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £12,285 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: AKS Nursery and Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pupils say that the teachers here are really passionate about their subjects and that the small class sizes mean you can’t hide if you don’t know something. If you visit AKS on a Tuesday you’ll be surrounded by green uniforms as a large proportion of children take part in the CCF. Extracurricular activities that stand out from the norm include Warhammer club, robotics club, animal club (recent visitors to this include tarantulas, geckos, giant snails, hedgehogs and snakes)...
What the school says...
AKS is a co-educational day school, located in a 35-acre coastal setting in the Lancashire seaside town of Lytham St Annes. With over 300 years of history, AKS was formed by an amalgamation of Arnold School and KEQMS (formerly King Edwards and Queen Mary School) in 2013.
Engaged staff, talented teachers, excellent facilities and our positive, disciplined ethos ensure consistently high achievement levels, guided the aim to achieve Academic Ambition for every child, by supporting them on their Individual Pathway and ensuring that they are not only successful, but are people of value.
The school is characterised by a commitment to academic excellence and educating the whole child. Over the past five years, 51% of GCSE exams taken at AKS were awarded grades 9-7/A*-A; 60% of all A-level grades were A*, A or B and over a third were A*/A.
AKS Nursery and Preparatory School plays a critical role in building the foundations for these exceptional academic outcomes. By Year 6, 60% of the students are working beyond age-related expectations in their reading and mathematics, establishing a trajectory which continues into our Senior School and Sixth Form
Our education is engaging, challenging and relevant to today's world, students gain more than As at AKS. This is made possible through a world-class co-curricular programme, comprising over 200 clubs, and delivery the Round Square framework, which creates a vibrant learning community and exceptional academic outcomes.
Our students achieve this by learning new skills, being challenged to think creatively, engage in complex problem-solving and by broadening their horizons. Such opportunities also enable them to build leadership and teamwork skills; as well as to make a difference to the world around them through service to the community.” ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2019, David Harrow. Formerly deputy head academic at Oakham School, which he joined some 24 years ago after studying maths at Cambridge. Was head of maths and director of studies at Oakham and while there helped to introduce the IBMYP.
Academic matters
In 2019, 21 per cent of A levels A*/A (51 per cent A*-B) - a bit of a drop from the previous year. At GCSE, 51 per cent A*-A/9-7 grades. Parents we spoke to were very happy with their children’s progress here. One mum was thrilled with her daughter’s successful A level results and told us, ‘I don’t think there’s any way she’d have done anything like as well if she hadn’t been here – she really benefited from the small class sizes and the personalised support.’ There are never more than...
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Special Education Needs
At AKS the special educational needs of our pupils are met through the work of the learning support department and the individual subject/class teachers. We believe that all our students have skills, talents and abilities and as a school we have a responsibility to develop them to the full. Students with SEN are supported as necessary to help them achieve full access to the whole school curriculum. On entry into Year 7 we use information from feeder schools and parents to identify students with SEN. The year group is screened within the first half term and any causes for concern are then further assessed. Any student, regardless of age, can, at any time, be assessed by the head of learning support if there is cause for concern from teachers and/or parents. A variety of assessments are carried out to determine the type of support required. Once assessed a student, if deemed necessary, will follow one of two possible options: receive small group learning support, for 2-2.5 hours per week; or attend a weekly lunchtime study skills clinic (both with specialist teachers). All year 7 and 8 students receive in-class support in English lessons. Each student withdrawn for learning support has an individual education plan which is reviewed on a six monthly basis. Those students who come to us with an EHCP will have this reviewed annually for as long as is deemed necessary. The special educational needs of our pupils include dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and speech and language difficulties.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| 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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Who came from where
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AKS Nursery and Preparatory School | 2019 | 95% of leavers go to this destination |
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