Burford School, Burford | The Good Schools Guide

Burford School
Cheltenham Road
Burford
Oxfordshire
OX18 4PL
Head: Mrs Kathy Haig
T 01993 823303
F 01993 823101
E head.4040@burford.oxon.sch.uk
W www.burford.oxon.sch.uk
A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
Boarding: Yes
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Pupils: 1,166; 90 boarders ; sixth formers: 167
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: Boarding £9,900 pa (tuition free)
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good ¹
- ¹ Full inspection 2nd October 2014
Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 2nd February 2012
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Offers wide range of subjects to wide ability intake but expects everyone to work hard and fulfil their potential – in line with head’s belief that if you have high expectations then ‘children will live up to what you expect of them.’ Burford hosts schools from Argentina and Australia every year for rugby, hockey, netball and cricket. School has its own equestrian team and runs an inter-house riding competition in the grounds every summer. School hopes to build its own concert hall and recently became music hub for the area, offering workshops by visiting specialists...

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What the school says...

We aim to provide outstanding education both within and beyond the curriculum. This means pursuing academic success at all levels, so that every student achieves their best possible examination results.

We feel that the best way to see our school is through a visit and we welcome visits any working day, as our students are the best ambassadors for our school.

Burford School was established by Charter in 1571 and has been maintained continuously since that date. Although traditional in its atsmosphere, uniform and annual cycle of events, Burford is thoroughly contemporary in its outlook. There is a collective feeling of pride in the school. We are quite simply, a happy and successful school. ...Read more

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Headteacher

Since 2008, Mrs Kathy Haig BA MEd (40s). Educated at Burford School herself (her family lived at nearby Shipton-under-Wychwood), followed by Leeds University, where she studied food science and nutrition. Taught at schools in Hull, Keighley and Preston before moving to Ellesmere Port Catholic High School in Cheshire. Spent 12 years there, rising to be deputy head. Made a point of focusing on teaching and learning from the minute she arrived at Burford. When it comes to making decisions she always asks ‘does it improve the teaching and learning?’ If it doesn’t, the school doesn’t do it. Her approach has paid dividends. GCSE and A level results have risen year on year over the last seven years and the school received a letter of congratulations from the schools minister on being in the top...

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Special Education Needs

We have a strong learning support department with well qualified and totally committed staff. Considered a major strength of the school, the department was judged as outstanding in our last Ofsted report. 10-09

Condition	Provision for in school

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder	Y
Aspergers	Y
Aspergers Syndrome [archived]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders	Y
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived]
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia
Delicate Medical Problems [archived]
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
English as an additional language (EAL)
Epilepsy [archived]
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
Not Applicable
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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