Aldenham School A GSG School
- Aldenham School
Elstree
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AJ - Head: James Fowler
- T 01923 858122
- F 01923 854410
- E [email protected]
- W www.aldenham.com
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 645; sixth formers: 173
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day: £17,241 - £23,364; Boarding: £25,686 - £34,449 pa
- Open days: 19 June 2021
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Aldenham Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Situated in the heart of UK’s spiritual home of secondary academia (Habs, Merchant Taylors’, North London Collegiate et al), Aldenham stands apart with its unpressurised vibe and mixed ability cohort. Perhaps not a destination for the single-minded scholar, though all pupils are strongly encouraged to hit their personal best and that includes those bright enough (of which there are more than ever) to get into Russell Group universities and occasionally Oxford. Bottom line is it’s the…
What the school says...
Established over 420 years ago, Aldenham School still occupies the same site of more than 110 acres of beautiful Hertfordshire countryside. Aldenham offers uninterrupted co-education for 3-18 year olds. Boarders (from age 11) and day pupils benefit from individual attention in small classes, with a personal tutor for each pupil.
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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.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2006, Mr James Fowler MA PGCE (50s). Educated at Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood and New College, Oxford where he was a choral scholar. Previously head of sixth form at Brentwood School and deputy head at Highgate. Now head of the whole Aldenham Foundation (which includes Aldenham Prep School and St Hilda’s Bushey), he has moved into a more CEO type role (no longer teaching, for example) but it is still a school that takes its cultural tone from the top and he permeates every facet of school with his relaxed charisma and understanding of what makes parents and pupils tick. Unusually, interviews every candidate with their parents before admission. Is he interviewing the parents as well as the child, we asked? ‘Of course,’ he says. ‘I spend a lot of time helping people...
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Special Education Needs
We have an extremely good SEN Department. However, pupils do need to be able to cope in the normal classroom situation; they are not taught separately, but have extra individual tuition as and when necessary with qualified SEN teachers. Study skills support is provided in small groups. 10-09
| 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 | 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 | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Hill School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Lockers Park School | 2020 | 8 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2020 | |||
| St Anthony's Preparatory School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| The Beacon School | 2020 | 1 |
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