City of London Freemen's Junior School A GSG School
- City of London Freemen's Junior School
Ashtead Park
Ashtead
Surrey
KT21 1ET - Head: David Harry
- T 01372 277482
- F 01372 822416
- E [email protected]
- 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: £18,885 - £20,979 pa
- Open days: April
- 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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Other features
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 September 2024, David Harry, previously deputy head (academic) at Longacre School. He has also held roles including head of prep school, head of maths and head of sport, as well as an advisory board member at Elysian Animal Assisted Therapy.
Entrance
Sixty places available at 7+ although it it’s the additional 30 at 11+ that bring in the most punters – sometimes over six applicants per place. Increasing demand for joiners in the in between years – especially years 5 and 6 - so always worth asking. Academically selective: tests in maths, English and non-verbal reasoning – school is looking for IQ of 118 and over. Equal emphasis (and certainly far more than there used to be) on interview and feeder school report. ‘We are looking for bright and motivated children...
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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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