Burford School A GSG School
- 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
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- 16-19 study programmes Good 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Good 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 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...
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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What The Good Schools Guide says
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 |
| 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 | |
| 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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