City of London Freemen's Junior School A GSG School
- City of London Freemen's Junior School
Ashtead Park
Ashtead
Surrey
KT21 1ET - Head: Mr M. Robinson
- T 01372 277933
- F 01372 822416
- E admissions@freemens.org
- W www.freemens.org
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 7 to 13 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 388
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £17,568 - £19,515 pa
- Open days: Wednesday 24 April 2023 4.15pm to 5.45pm
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: City of London Freemen's School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Lessons we dropped in on revealed sound and solid teaching, with motivated and engaged children – year 6s confidently reading out their English comprehension, year 5s with heads buried in colourful maths workbooks, year 4s immersed in technical wizardry in a computing class and year 3s enjoying some carpet time debating their latest storybook. ‘My worry was that the school would be too pushy, but it’s really not about having a 10-year-old that’s way ahead of everyone else as much as creating rounded and nice people who reach their potential,’ said one parent. Without the 11+ and 13+ fever pitch that other preps endure, pupils are able to dive down rabbit holes in their learning. Also leaves time for…
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster of the junior school
Since 2014, Matthew Robinson (40s), previously deputy head. ‘Flamboyant,’ ‘lovely,’ and ‘a massive sell for the school,’ say parents, who can’t get enough of his newsletter sign offs which are always along the lines of ‘Go climb a tree’ (one of his latest projects is expanding outdoor education, with all-new classroom in the woods). Chatty and cheerful, he is also a stickler for no homework in holidays. ‘He’s all about the kids – I’d be very, very upset if he left,’ said a mother.
Nearly won a world record when we visited, for – drum roll, please – stacking mini-marshmallows. The current record, we learned in a lively year 7 led assembly on Guinness World Records – is five, and by Jove he nearly beat it! No...
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Special Education Needs
Nov 09.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| 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 | |
| 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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