Canbury School A GSG School
- Canbury School
Kingston Hill
Kingston
Surrey
KT2 7LN - Head: Mrs Philippa Rich (Acting)
- T 020 8549 8622
- F 020 8974 6018
- E reception@canburyschool.co.uk
- W www.canburyschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kingston-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 72; sixth formers: 8
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £19,158 pa
- Open days: September
- 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
Head
Since September 2023, Philippa Rich, acting head. BA (in illustration) PGCE. First joined the Canbury family in 2011 as a teacher of art and PSHE. Very interested in the link between learning and wellbeing, graduating to deputy head pastoral in 2015. ‘Calm and content students become confident learners. We know that for many students, just getting up and dressed and into the building every day can be a challenge. Add a touch of neurodiversity into the mix and you may think that’s a bridge too far. In fact, it’s quite the opposite – time and again we wave goodbye to students who joined us as shy and almost invisible people, and who leave us astonishingly transformed into confident young adults ready to explore, and be successful in, the wider world.’
Entrance
Non-selective. Pupils come here from...
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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 | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| 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 | Y |
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