Badminton Prep School A GSG School
- Badminton Prep School
Westbury Road
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS9 3BA - Head: Ms Heidi Welch
- T 01179 055271
- F 01179 623049
- E [email protected]
- W www.badmintonschool.co.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Read about the best schools in Bristol
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Bristol
- Pupils: 114
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £14,256 - £16,344; Boarding £32,562 pa (last updated on 17/12/2024)
- Open days: September, October, February, May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Badminton School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Housed in a well-kept building, the prep school has its own garden and a play area known as ‘the rough patch’, with a lime green buddy bench suggested by the pupils themselves. We visited on a sunny May afternoon and the place buzzed with energy – nursery children trooping into their ballet lesson in pale blue tutus, pupils chatting animatedly in the library and others scrambling across the adventure playground...
What the school says...
Badminton School Prep is a warm and friendly school where the girls have an excellent academic grounding and lots of opportunities to speak languages, participate in music and enjoy a variety of sports. Girls here enjoy lots of outdoor play in the extensive adventure playground and on Friday afternoons enjoy a range of activities including horse-riding, orienteering and street dance which change on a termly basis. There are many opportunities for music, drama and dance performance and a range of clubs and activities which take place during break times, lunch and after school. Girls can board from Year 5 upwards. ...Read more
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Other features
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.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of Prep School
Since 2021, Heidi Welch MSc PGCE, previously assistant head of Bristol Grammar School. Educated at Watford Grammar School for Girls and Loughborough University, where she read sport and exercise science. Worked as a personal fitness trainer for five years and set up her own company before doing her teacher training at the University of Warwick. A vastly experienced head, she has taught at Alderley Edge School for Girls and Stockport Grammar School, was head of juniors at Norman Court Prep School and head of juniors and pre-prep at Walhampton. She’s a member of Badminton’s senior leadership team and works closely with the senior school head.
Warm and enthusiastic, she’s passionate about ensuring that every child reaches their full academic potential and still finds time to teach some...
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Special Education Needs
The Junior School provides specialist support for SEN pupils which takes places either in lessons or on a one-to-one basis. Every pupil is given the support that they require to enable them to access the curriculum effectively and successfully.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Badminton School | 2024 | Majority to the senior school |
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