Belhaven Hill School A GSG School
- Belhaven Hill School
Belhaven Road
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1NN - Head: Olly Langton
- T 01368 862785
- F 01368 865225
- E admissions@belhavenhill.com
- W www.belhavenhill.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: East Lothian
- Pupils: 143
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £13,500 - £25,500; Boarding £32,700 pa
- Open days: Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th October 2023
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
'I’m in love with Belhaven, it’s the school I wish I had gone to,’ one mother summed up, a sentiment that echoed through most of our conversations with parents. Our own first impression was of warmth and a real family feel. Always nice to be greeted by a friendly black Lab (there are dogs everywhere). Every class participates in some kind of outdoor education on a weekly basis, ‘Even the indoorsy ones become outdoorsy.’ Traditionally known as Scotland’s school for toffs and grandees, our experience of it was anything but...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2020, Olly Langton. Read history at Edinburgh. Started his teaching career at Ludgrove, thence to his almer mater Radley College as history teacher and sports coach, progressing to housemaster. Word has it that parents were in tears when he left. Their loss was Belhaven’s gain, with parents here describing him as ‘extremely professional’, approachable’, ‘no-nonsense’ and say that ‘he works non-stop – if you call on a Sunday, he is always available’. One parent told us, ‘We were online with a friend who had knowledge of the new head. She told us, “You are going to get the most stellar of headmasters. Go back and meet him!”’ Parents like that he is young and knows the direction he wants for the school: ‘A very focused person and very informative.’
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Special Education Needs
A well thought-of learning support hub is right in the middle of the school and welcome to all. A team of four learning support teachers provide a two-tier approach with in-class support by a dedicated Support for Learning teacher and assistants for pre-prep and prep, enabling more one-to-one support for the older children. Approximately 20 per cent are diagnosed as needing additional support; a few have hearing difficulties. Recently appointed EFL teacher and the languages teacher is EFL trained; they support foreign language children by providing extra support instead of French.
| 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 | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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