Davenies School A GSG School
- Davenies School
73 Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1AA - Head: Mr Carl Rycroft
- T 01494 685400
- F 01494 685408
- E [email protected]
- W www.davenies.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys aged from 4 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Buckinghamshire
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 349
- Religion: None
- Fees: £13,455 - £20,610 pa
- Open days: Year 7 Open Evening - Monday 3 October; Whole School Open Morning - Saturday 15 October.
- 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..
Visitors enter through the charming grade 2 listed former Georgian farm house, complete with original panelling, roaring fire and honours boards that give it a trad feel, plus stylish and architecturally interesting modern additions. Head describes boys as ‘fine, upstanding – with a bit of mischief’. Those we lunched with (we can recommend the mac and cheese) were just that: chatty and articulate and when we asked them to describe Davenies in three words, all included ‘fun’...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Carl Rycroft (youthful 50s) BEd. Forces family hence landed at boarding prep Malsis School in north Yorkshire from age 9 (‘it shaped who I am and what I value’) before moving to state maintained Richmond School aged 13 where he put his prep school passions to good use, going on to become a prefect and captain of the 1st XV. Set to join the army straight from school before a change of heart took him to St Paul’s College, Cheltenham where he earned his BEd. Has worked across the state and independent sectors, teaching PE, RE and running boarding houses. Took a break from teaching in his 20s to spend three years as head of youth development for Hertfordshire at England Rugby. First headship at Barnard Castle Prep before joining Davenies. <br...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| 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 | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhamsted School | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Merchant Taylors' School | 2022 | 7 | 2 | Scholarships: 1 Academic,1 Music |
| Haileybury | 2023 | 5 | 2 | Art Scholarship and Sport Scholarship |
| St Edward's College | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Wellington School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Bradfield College | 2022 | 2 | 1 | Scholarships: All-Rounder |
| Shiplake College | 2023 | 2 | ||
| St Edward's School | 2022 | 2 | ||
| Strathallan School | 2022 | 2 | ||
| Abingdon School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Aldenham School | 2022 | 1 | ||
| Charterhouse | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Claires Court Schools | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Harrow School | 2022 | 1 | ||
| Marlborough College | 2022 | 1 | ||
| Radley College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Reading Blue Coat School | 2022 | 1 | ||
| Wellington College | 2022 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayhurst School | 2022 | 1 | Scholarships: All-Rounder for Drama & Sport |
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