Canbury School A GSG School
- Canbury School
Kingston Hill
Kingston
Surrey
KT2 7LN - Head: Ms C Yates
- T 020 8549 8622
- F 020 8974 6018
- E [email protected]
- W canburyschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kingston-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 65: 37 boys, 21 girls; sixth formers: 10
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £17,400 pa
- Open days: 25 September 2021. 10am - noon
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A supportive and caring environment. One parent told us, ‘My son had missed a lot of school and had had a terrible time before he came here. He has blossomed at Canbury.’ School is good at targeting the differing needs of the individual pupils. Everything is done with the intention of making the curriculum as accessible to each pupil as possible. Science lessons, for example, are practical-heavy as most pupils are kinaesthetic learners. Plenty of sport offered, with five hours a week in key stage 3 and three hours in key stage 4. Strong performing arts programme that mixes creativity with…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since September 2021, Carolyn Yates. After a decade in TV production (educational and children’s programming for ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC) she decided on a career change, teaching English in maintained schools before moving on to Queen’s Gate. Previous leadership roles have included head of English, head of upper school and head of sixth form. An advocate of the power of small schools, she believes that ‘children learn best when they are secure, nurtured and, most importantly, treated as individuals.’ Avid theatre goer, book reader, park runner and gardener. To her great delight, both her children followed in her footsteps of reading English at university. She also has an MA in modern literature.
Entrance
Non-selective. Pupils come here from a wide number of feeder schools including Parsons Green Prep, Hurlingham School, Finton House and the...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| 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 | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| 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 | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| 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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