DLD College London A GSG School
- DLD College London
199 Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7FX - Head: Irfan Latif
- T 020 7935 8411
- F 020 7935 0755
- E dld@dld.org
- W www.dldcollege.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 14 to 21.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Westminster
- Pupils: 494; 195 full boarders; sixth formers: 343
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £22,000 - £28,000 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..
There’s an informal ambience here, more akin to a college than a school, with staff and students on first name basis and no uniform. Located in a swanky, purpose-built site right in the heart of London, students of all abilities learn in small classes, whilst boarders reside in the upper floors. Despite some being disaffected when they arrive, it’s unusual for anyone to be anti-education after a few weeks. Not, however, for young people who prefer more traditional…
What the school says...
DLD College was founded in 1931 and is one of the oldest independent colleges in London. In September 2015 DLD College London entered an exciting new phase of its life when it moved across London to a brand new, purpose built campus in the heart of London overlooking Westminster and the Thames River. Today, DLD College has around 500 students studying Academic English, GCSE, A level, International Foundation Programmes (IFP) and BTEC. ...Read more
What the parents say...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since January 2018, Irfan Latif BSc, previously head of Sexey's School in Somerset (40s). Read chemistry at King's College London followed by a PGCE. First teaching post was at Kidbrooke School in Greenwich, then taught at several independent schools, including Haberdashers' Aske's Boys, Whitgift and St Benedict's in Ealing, where he was head of chemistry and director of science. Before joining Sexey's he was deputy head at Bedford School. He and his teacher wife Jocelyn have two daughters.
Academic matters
College offers a two-year GCSE programme aimed at international students with intensive English tuition in the first term; a minority (usually those who are older or who have transferred from other schools where they started their GSCEs) do a one-year GCSE course. Most take seven subjects, from a list of 12 options including the basics, plus...
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Special Education Needs
DLD has two specialist tutors to help students with moderate dyslexia and other learning difficulties. 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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