Emanuel School A GSG School
- Emanuel School
Battersea Rise
London
SW11 1HS - Head: Robert Milne
- T 020 8870 4171
- F 020 8877 1424
- E enquiries@emanuel.org.uk
- W www.emanuel.org.uk/
- Emanuel School is an English independent day school for boys and girls aged 10 to 18, located in Battersea, south-west London. The school educates over 1,000 pupils and was founded in 1594 by Anne Sackville, Lady Dacre and Queen Elizabeth I.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Wandsworth
- Pupils: 1,115; sixth formers: 290
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £23,061 pa
- Open days: Check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Undoubtedly ‘one of the most striking school buildings in southwest London’, as one parent put it. Wide bridge over railway line makes for unique entrance and keeps car congestion to minimum. Sensitive adaptation of original buildings and attractive new additions (bar the two portacabins) make for a clean, bright, spacious place, surprisingly uncluttered. Dacre family motto, ‘pour bien désirer’, more than hollow adornment. Firm anchor of school’s community-minded approach and widely practised. Even local MP waxed lyrical about ‘the great work’ school does ‘for our community and the schools within my constituency’...
What the school says...
Emanuel prides itself on being a genuine community of altruistic and aspirational young people and staff, one that shows kindness and respect to all, with a concern for pupil well-being and their holistic life at its core.
Our aims:
- Promoting independent thought and a lifelong curiosity for learning
- The pursuit of academic excellence
- Providing a broad-based education enabling all pupils to discover their strengths, develop their individual talents and prepare for higher education and adult life
- Providing supportive pastoral care that nurtures health and well-being, emotional maturity and spiritual richness
- Engendering respect, tolerance and understanding of the importance of caring for others and the environment
Ethos: our approaches
- Pastoral care, wellbeing and pupil happiness: we ensure that every child is recognised, included, valued and supported to enjoy their life, thrive, and be happy at our school.
- Co-curricular and community life: we cultivate an altruistic, outward-looking and caring place that helps young people enjoy a sense of fun, self-esteem and personal momentum. Emanuel is a place where they are encouraged and helped to find creative and co-curricular passions, and are given the support to sustain involvement in them.
- Academic approach: we sustain a vibrant, forward-thinking and exciting school, adding value to every pupil as a means of enhancing wellbeing - not harming it.
- Communications and actions: we are always professionally approachable, empathetic, positive and pupil-centered. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2017, Robert Milne, previously deputy head (pastoral) at KCS, Wimbledon. Started teaching at Oundle, moved to King Edward’s, Birmingham as housemaster and thence to Magdalen College School as head of English. English degree from Leicester, master’s from King’s College, London.
While remaining respectful of the school’s long history (it was founded in 1594), he has hurled it into great fresh prominence, pointing out that the area needs a ‘thriving co-ed school’. He has already overseen significant structural renovation (‘the place just looks so much better,’ commented one parent) and there is more to come, with developments in the sciences, computing and maths.
Lively, active and dynamic, he exudes energy and brims with ideas and projects. Particularly passionate about social mobility, wanting to foster ‘sparky but not...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
About 10-15% of students at Emanuel are mildly dyslexic or dyspraxic, and we have a small learning support unit of three teachers who work with these pupils to improve their performance by means of small group work. This service is included in the tuition fee. Additional one-to-one assistance is available, on request, but this may be charged as an extra to the school fee. We have very few students at the school with other special needs at present, but we are always happy to discuss your son or daughter's needs with you to see if we can help. For example we have had some students with ADHD who have coped well here, and similarly students with hearing difficulties. So it is worth discussing the specific issues with us, to see whether we can provide the necessary support and assistance your child may need.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton House the Manor Girls' School | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 2 Drama Exhibitions |
| Falkner House | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 sports scholarship |
| Finton House School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Hill House | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Hurlingham School | 2023 | 6 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Academic Exhibition |
| King's House School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 1 | ||
| North Bridge House Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Parsons Green Prep School | 2023 | |||
| Prospect House School | 2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 Academic Scholarship; 1 Music Scholarship |
| Queen's Gate Junior School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Battersea | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2023 | 6 | ||
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 4 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Thomas's Kensington | 2023 | 3 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
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