Dame Bradbury's School A GSG School
- Dame Bradbury's School
Ashdon Road
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 2AL - Head: Mrs Louise Graham
- T 01799 522348
- F 01799 516762
- E [email protected]
- W www.stephenperse.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 1 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Essex
- Pupils: 269
- Religion: None
- Fees: £9,150 - £14,400 pa
- Open days: Normally held in October. We also have various 'school in action' open mornings throughout the year.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- Linked schools: Stephen Perse Rosedale House, Stephen Perse Senior School, Stephen Perse Sixth Form
What The Good Schools Guide says..
'Hard to find children sitting down at a desk - they're outside dragging a branch or using technology,' claims school, and indeed a sparky and innovative approach to learning when we visited with pupils actively engaged in purposeful activities - from 'office' role play in kindergarten, to learning Spanish while studying Miro, to a soundtrack of the Gypsy Kings in year 4. 'The provision of extracurricular activities is second to none,' asserts a parent, and certainly the wide choice of clubs runs the gamut from…
What the school says...
There’s an alphabet of opportunities at Dame Bradbury’s.
It’s a creative community where ideas, individuals and their imaginations thrive. Our children light up when they learn by modelling the BFG, solving a murder mystery or working out how to prevent ice pops melting, while art, drama, music, sports and activities ranging from ballet to Warhammer help them to extend their boundaries.
We’re non-selective but that doesn’t mean we’re not academic. Our children perform well above the national average and enjoy a rich intellectual, cultural and social mix. What they share – from the age of three through to eleven – is a willingness to experiment and question. We prepare children for a wide range of senior schools, though as a school of the Stephen Perse Foundation there is a smooth transition to the senior school for those for whom this is the appropriate path. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2019, Louise Graham, who has worked at the school for 18 years, first as SENCO and more recently as assistant and deputy head. Admits to missing the role as form teacher of year 6s, a role she had for seven years, ‘though I continue to partake in some teaching at the top end of the school’. Big on work life balance and being outdoors, where you will often find her running, cycling, reading or gardening – ‘or enjoying a glass of something refreshing with my husband and two daughters!’ Has worked at international schools in Zambia and Uganda.
Entrance
Waiting list with sibling preference. For the kindergarten and reception, informal visit with head of early years. Later entrants, depending on age: chat/observation in the classroom/tests in age appropriate core skills of maths and English. School...
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Special Education Needs
The school employs an Inclusion Specialist who oversees an inclusive approach to SEND.
Condition | Provision for in school |
---|---|
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
Aspergers | |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
Dyscalculia | Y |
Dysgraphia | |
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 | |
Hospital School | |
Mental health | |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
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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