Dame Bradbury's School A GSG School
- Dame Bradbury's School
Ashdon Road
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 2AL - Head: Mrs Handford
- T 01799 522348
- F 01799 516762
- E [email protected]
- W www.damebradburys.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Essex
- Pupils: 269
- Religion: None
- Fees: £9,150 - £14,400 pa
- Open days: 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 Junior School, Stephen Perse Senior School, Stephen Perse Pre-Prep (Madingley), Stephen Perse 6th Form College, Stephen Perse Pre-Prep (City)
What The Good Schools Guide says..
'Hard to find children sitting down at a desk - they're outside dragging a branch or using technology,' says head, 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 2015, Tracy Handford, previously head of St Hilda's Prep in Bushey. Educated at Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School and the University of Leeds, where she read applied biology. Followed this with an MA in curriculum studies from the Institute of Education, University of London. Began career as a boarding tutor at Taverham Hall School, Norwich, then Holmwood House, Colchester. Moved to become head of year and head of science at Bishop’s Stortford College Junior School before becoming director of studies at St Faith’s School, Cambridge. Status as ISI inspector should mean she has her eye on the competitive ball and her experience means she is au fait with the Cambridge school scene. Likeable, down to earth, ‘professional and knowledgeable,’ say parents. Committed to providing her pupils with ‘more than a set of qualifications’. Lives...
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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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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Perse Senior School | 2018 | 25 | 4 | Music Scholarship; Governors' Awards (3) |
| Saffron Walden County High School | 2018 | 3 | ||
| The Leys School | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Finborough School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Gosfield School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Sawston Village College | 2018 | 1 | ||
| St Mary's School, Cambridge | 2018 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| The Perse School | 2018 | 1 |
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