Colfe's School A GSG School
- Colfe's School
Horn Park Lane
London
SE12 8AW - Head: Richard F Russell MA (Cantab)
- T 020 8852 2283
- F 020 8297 1216
- E [email protected]
- W www.colfes.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Greenwich
- Pupils: 875; sixth formers: 222
- Religion: None
- Fees: £17,754 - £24,966 pa (last updated on 12/12/2024)
- Open days: Virtual Admissions launched
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Colfe's Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Academic but not pushy, selective but very inclusive. The academic bar is rising and results are improving with more personalised support and targeted interventions for pupils of all abilities. Very diverse racially and culturally with ‘a serious social inclusion element’. Many parents are attracted by the ‘non-snooty’ ethos, viewing the school as very much ‘of the community’. Between years 8 and 11 pupils are organised in houses in vertical (rather than horizontal) tutor form groups, building inclusive relationships between and across the year groups, while the five houses are ‘healthily competitive’ with a Harry Potter quiz particularly fiercely contested. Speakers visit regularly to ‘inspire and encourage debate and discussion’. In addition, ‘even cool pupils’ enjoy…
What the school says...
Entrance examination consists of: 11 + Maths & English. Also 16+. Scholarships: 11+ and16+.
Do you know this school?
The schools we choose, and what we say about them, are founded on parents’ views. If you know this school, please share your views with us.
Please login to post a comment.
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
Headmaster
Since 2005, Richard Russell, who will retire in July 2025 after two decades in the job. During his tenure he has presided over a period of change and of challenge, of transformation and of consolidation. He has sought to build a school that is inclusive and representative of the area. He told us, ‘This is a school with its feet on the ground, without a sense of entitlement.’ Colfe’s has ‘a unique profile’, he said, with the school ‘at the opposite end of the independent spectrum to Eton and Harrow’. The competition locally is fierce, so head is proud that ‘We have become much more the school of choice. The people of Blackheath and Greenwich want to send their children here.’
Parents praise the head, describing him as ‘universally liked’, ‘someone...
Subscribe now for instant access to read The Good Schools Guide review.
Already subscribed? Login here.
Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The School must be fully informed of any diagnosed learning difficulties at the time of application. Reasonable adjustments may be offered to pupils in entrance assessments, provided that this is on the recommendation of an Educational Psychologist's or other relevant professional’s report. The scripts of pupils with SEN are scrutinised specifically and sympathetically as part of the selection procedure. The School will discuss thoroughly with parents (and their child's medical advisers, if appropriate) the adjustments that can reasonably be made for the child if they become a pupil at the School, to ensure that the prospective pupil is not put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a pupil who is not disadvantaged because of a disability. There may be exceptional circumstances in which we are not able to offer a place for reasons relating to a child’s condition. For example, if, despite reasonable adjustments, we feel that a prospective pupil is not going to be able to access the education offered, or that their health and safety or those of other pupils or staff may be put at risk, we reserve the right to decline a place at the School.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
The Good Schools Guide newsletter
Educational insight in your inbox. Sign up for our popular newsletters.