Collingham College A GSG School
- Collingham College
23 Collingham Gardens
London
SW5 0HL - Head: Dr Sally Powell
- T 020 7244 7414
- F 020 7370 7312
- E [email protected]
- W www.collingham.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 14 to 20.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kensington & Chelsea
- Pupils: 180; sixth formers: 150
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £4,446 - £23,460 pa
- 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..
Despite its non-selective intake, results overall are selective-school strong with ‘value added’ even stronger. All lessons are two-hours long - ‘It provides a more focused atmosphere and helps with organisation’ – and all classes mixed ability. Very strong reputation for art – pupils have won top prize in the Royal College of Art Young Artist competition twice – and budding talent is nurtured in a picturesque pitch-roofed studio. Some sport, though definitely not the place for ...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2012, Dr Sally Powell BA (Royal Holloway), PGCE, MPhil, DPhil (Oxon). Charming and vivacious, she has been at Collingham for two decades and very much sets a tone of calm, welcoming reason. Raised in Guildford, she had an unconventional educational trajectory, beginning her first degree (in English literature) aged 24. ‘I worked in bar jobs. It gives you a new perspective, and an understanding there’s not just one path.’ Her own route then clearly became focused, and after a PGCE from Oxford and a spell teaching in a state school, she returned to the dreaming spires to complete her Master’s and PhD. While looking for a permanent academic post, she landed at Collingham. ‘I found I was doing university-like teaching with really interesting students and I was hooked.’
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We can give effective learning support to those with mild learning difficulties, such as dyslexia. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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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