Chandlings Prep School A GSG School
- Chandlings Prep School
Bagley Wood
Nr Boars Hill
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 5ND - Head: Christine Cook
- T 01865 730771
- F 01865 735194
- E [email protected]
- W www.chandlings.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 320
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £10,560 - £16,620 pa
- Open days: Open Mornings held throughout the year.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Cothill House
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parents say the teaching is second to none and ‘staff are warm and professional’. Academics continue to push upwards, if that is possible, with standards in pre-prep and the upper end of nursery the main target areas ... Much use is made of the grounds, even for academic teaching – we saw three lessons taking place outside during our visit: forest school, maths and a serious English class recreating a text. If you’re after honours boards that go back centuries, or an Enid Blyton fest of nostalgia then Chandlings is probably ...
What the school says...
Chandlings provides a well-integrated, broad and stimulating education for its pupils. It is highly successful in several important areas: in the educational experience it provides, pupils' learning skills and personal development, the quality of pastoral care, links with the community and the leadership of the school. Children in the Early Years receive an excellent start to their education.
Provision for two year olds is now available in Chandlings Nursery, (flexible sessions). ...Read more
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since January 2018, Christine Cook, previously head of Cokethorpe Junior School for 11 years. Born in Shropshire, spent her formative years in Jamaica and Portugal. Began teaching career in senior schools in Slough and The Oxford Academy (formerly Peers School) where she was head of year, then Guildford Grammar School, Western Australia, and a teaching houseparent at The Dragon School. Director of studies and head of pre-prep at Chandlings (she joined in its first term in 1994 and spent 12 years there) before moving to Cokethorpe.
A blast of energy, she played county hockey and coached the regional U18 team. Now travels a lot, kayaks in Norwegian fjords and plays piano, cello and flute. She is ‘loving being back’ at Chandlings; has a grown-up son who attended the school, so...
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Special Education Needs
Most children's needs can be met within the classroom through differentiated tasks and provision, particularly in the early stages. All children are taught in mixed ability classes apart from maths and spelling in which they are set or grouped according to their levels of achievement in the Prep Department. According to pupil needs, individual or group lessons may be offered with specialist teachers in the Learning Support Department. The SENCO manages this experienced team which offers advice, support, training and teaching within the school. The focus of the department is on early identification and positive intervention with regard to some specific learning needs and to offer a 'boost' to English skills if indicated.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon School | 2019 | 9 | 2 | Maths Scholarship, John Roysse Scholarship |
| d'Overbroeck's | 2019 | 9 | ||
| Magdalen College School | 2019 | 8 | 4 | Academic Scholarship (2); All Rounder (2) |
| Our Lady's Abingdon | 2019 | 6 | ||
| Headington School | 2019 | 4 | ||
| Oxford High School | 2019 | 3 | ||
| St Helen and St Katharine | 2019 | 3 | ||
| Cokethorpe School | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Abingdon Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Christ Church Cathedral School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Matthew Arnold School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Moulsford Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| North Bridge House Senior School | 2019 | 1 |
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