City of London School A GSG School
- City of London School
Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 3AL - Head: Alan Bird
- T 020 3680 6300
- F 020 7329 6887
- E admissions@cityof…ondonschool.org.uk
- W www.cityoflondonschool.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 10 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: City of London
- Pupils: 935; sixth formers: 260
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £17,901 pa
- Open days: Numerous; please contact the Admissions Team.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Wherever you are, great city buildings look in at you through many windows. And the river light is likewise inescapable. The building - which seemed over-warm and airless to us on a mild spring day - is wearing well. Sports and arts praised unreservedly by parents despite the trek to the school's main sports centre at Eltham. 'They do fantastic things with them. The music tours are amazing.' Economics and drama the only concessions to the more 'modern' subjects - no psychology, business or other 'studies'....
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
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.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since January 2018, Alan Bird, previously deputy head at Brighton College, and responsible for much of the college's day-to-day management. He has also been head of sixth form there. First class degree in economics from Cambridge and a masters from LSE, where he was an Economic and Social Research Council scholar. Has also taught economics at his alma mater, RGS Guildford, and spent eight years as head of politics at Tonbridge. He is a pianist up to diploma standard and a proficient cellist and organist, a good skier, swimmer and squash player. He is very interested in politics, especially US politics.
Academic matters
Offers A levels - but a move to Pre-U is on the way, initially with biology, history and RS. Others may well follow. All in the sixth can opt to take the Extended...
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Special Education Needs
Those with milder forms of specific learning difficulties have managed well in the past. There is a full-time member of staff who offers Learning Support to boys who need it, but it should be emphasised that the School does not have extensive specialist SEN facilities. Parents are encouraged to inform us of their son's learning difficulties at the time of registration and to submit to us any relevant educational psychologists' reports so that we may take this into consideration at interview. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| 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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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold House School | 2015 to 2017 | 7 | Academic Scholarships (3) | |
| Charterhouse Square School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Chepstow House School | 2017 to 2018 | 2 | ||
| Fulham Prep School | 2016 to 2017 | 2 | ||
| Hereward House School | 2015 to 2017 | 10 | 1 | |
| Hill House International School | 2015 to 2018 | 9 | ||
| Kensington Prep School | 2015 to 2016 | 14 | 2 | Music Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Lochinver House School | 2015 to 2016 | 2 | 1 | Academic scholarship |
| Newton Prep | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Snaresbrook Preparatory School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| St Anthony's Preparatory School | 2015 to 2017 | 15 | 3 | |
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2010 to 2015 | 17 | 2 | Sports Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Sussex House School | 2018 | 4 | ||
| The Hall School | 2015 to 2018 | 8 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Thomas's Battersea | 2017 to 2018 | 3 | ||
| Thomas's Kensington | 2018 | 2 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2016 to 2017 | 2 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2015 to 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | 2016 to 2018 | 5 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2015 to 2018 | 7 |
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