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 [email protected]…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: 980; sixth formers: 250
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £18,939 pa
- Open days: Numerous; please contact the Admissions Team.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Museum-quality exhibitions make corridors places to linger, sciences especially, with row upon row of vintage equipment (stroboscope, Butchard Balance); antique glass chemical bottles and jars of different life forms – sponges to vertebrates - by the yard, all the work of the school’s team of dedicated technicians (think house elves but with total autonomy) with an exceptional sense of order and desire to label, name and cross reference. Even vintage wooden benches in one of the biology labs gleam. ‘Technicians come in, sand them down and polish them each holiday,‘ says teacher...
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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 (40s). First headship. Original childhood ambition to be a high flyer - as a pilot - has been amply, if differently, fulfilled. After reading economics at Cambridge (it was that or music as a degree), decided on education as a career after teaching at his old school between completing his degree and taking his masters. Manages to have ‘a hinterland‘ – enjoys travel, skiing and is a bit of a foodie, as well as retaining an abiding interest in politics.
Started at Tonbridge School in 2002 as an economics and politics teacher, was promoted to head of politics in 2004, also taking in roles as an assistant housemaster and school magazine editor as well as coordinating Oxbridge admissions for arts and humanities and looking after...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
There is appropriate provision for academically able children who have a diagnostic profile of an SEN or disability, and many are able to thrive at CLS. The learning support department provides support on a case-by-case basis, ranging from the provision of reasonable adjustments and access arrangements to weekly lessons with a specialist teacher. Parents are encouraged to inform us of their son's learning difficulties at the time of registration and to submit any relevant specialist or educational psychologists' reports so that we can provide appropriate support through the admissions process.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| 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 | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold House School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Cameron Vale School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Charterhouse Square School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Connaught House School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Dulwich Prep London | 2019 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hereward House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Hill House International School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Maple Walk School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| St Philip's School | 2019 | 2 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Sussex House School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| The Hall School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| The Hampshire School, Chelsea | 2020 | 1 | ||
| The Lyceum School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2020 | 2 |
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