Frensham Heights, Farnham | The Good Schools Guide

Frensham Heights
Rowledge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4EA
Head: Mr Andrew Fisher
T 01252 792561
F 01252 794335
E admissions@frensham-heights.org.uk
W www.frensham-heights.org.uk
A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
Boarding: Yes
Local authority: Surrey
Pupils: 370; 54 full, 36 weekly, 9 flexi boarders; sixth formers: 90
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: Day £17,370 - £19,350; Boarding £24,600 - £28,785 pa
Open days: see website
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
ISI report: View the ISI report
Linked schools: Frensham Heights Junior School

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Brilliant, diverse and poly-faceted artwork - we were truly struck by the rigour and values underpinning the skills and the freedom pupils were given to develop as they needed. Witty ceramics, clever textiles, wood and resistant materials productions with mind-opening themes explored with structure and solidity. 'Art and drama must challenge me,' says Andrew. Arguably, the most impressively led art dept in the country. Set in extensive woodlands and the older children trail 10 minutes through the woods to the village with its supermarket and sweetshop. Immense and meticulously kept grounds...

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What the school says...

Frensham Heights is a highly distinctive school in a world of educational conformity. We have developed from the progressive school movement and are acknowledged as one of the leading liberal schools in the country. Our belief is in individuality, creativity in all areas and that the best form of competition is with one's self. ...Read more

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Headmaster

Since 2004, Mr Andrew Fisher BA MA DipEd (50s). A relaxed, breezy and natural educator. It's in the genes - his grandfather headed Repton and became a bishop, his father was head of Geelong Grammar, a brother heads an international school in Belgium and other relations have run schools both here and in Australia. Mr Fisher - 'Andrew' (everyone is on first name terms at Frensham) - still sounds Aussie, despite 20 years in the UK - the first 10 spent at Wrekin College, where he became head of English and, finally, deputy head (pastoral), and you can immediately see why - the pastoral aspect, that is.

This is a practical, hands-on head and one of the roundest pegs in the most circular hole we've met. He's a motivator and...

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Special Education Needs

Frensham Heights provides group lessons from Year 1 for those considered to have mild learning difficulties. These lessons not only offer support but enable the teacher to monitor individual progress. From Year 7 the school uses a diagnostic test to assess the learning needs of all pupils and this is then influential on how lessons are planned and how those with IEPs are managed. Frensham Heights does not have a Special Needs Unit. Our provision is managed by a Head of Learning Support working with a team of peripatetic specialist teachers who provide support on a one-to-one basis, but this is charged separately.

Condition	Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Aspergers	Y
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
Not Applicable
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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