Fernhill School A GSG School
- Fernhill School
Fernbrae Avenue
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 4SG - Head: Mr Mark Donnelly
- T 0141 634 2674
- F 01416 314343
- E info@fernhillschool.co.uk
- W www.fernhill-school.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: South Lanarkshire
- Pupils: 220; sixth formers: 10
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: £9,663 - £14,478 pa
- Open days: Tuesday 30th January 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
When parents, many of them former pupils, talk of Fernhill the affection is apparent in their voices: ‘Fernhill is a warm, positive and supportive environment’; ‘Fernhill is a family; we are a small community with great parents’. Nursery children have their own forest kindergarten (we oohed and aahed at the photo album), where they do spades of outdoor activities – senior pupils were filled with nostalgia as they reminisced about their own memories of den building...
What the school says...
At Fernhill School, we aim to provide a safe and secure environment where your child can achieve their true potential. We accept both boys and girls from nursery age and they are able to progress through both primary and secondary departments. We provide: small classes, a wide range of activities; excellent results; a beautiful environment; transportation from all major areas in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.
The secondary department has classes in all major academic subject.
Financial assistance available. School bus service provided ...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.
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head teacher
Since September 2019, Mark Donnelly. Born and educated in Lanarkshire. Prior to teaching, he was a renowned classical singer and recitalist and has been the guest of many leading choral societies and orchestras, with performances in recital and oratorio taking him to the Barbican Centre and the Wigmore Hall, London, the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, the Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen and the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Internationally, Rome, Versailles, Salzburg, Beijing, Shanghai, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC can be added to the list. He is also founder and conductor of the Bothwell Philharmonic Choir.
But teaching and education increasingly beckoned and between singing engagements he worked in several local schools supporting their music curriculum, later leading to him being seconded to his local authority education service to develop the music curriculum....
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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