Frensham Heights A GSG School
- Frensham Heights
Rowledge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4EA - Head: Mr Rick Clarke
- T 01252 792561
- F 01252 794335
- E [email protected]
- W www.frensham.org/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 391; sixth formers: 75
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £18,330 - £20,430; Boarding £26,370 - £30,810 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. 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...
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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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.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since January 2019, Rick Clarke, previously deputy head at Warminster School. Born and raised in South Africa (his father was a teacher and his mother an ed psych), he has a degree in English and psychology from the University of Natal and a PGCE. Has taught English in South Africa and the UK; posts include head of English at St John's College in Johannesburg and at Brighton College and housemaster at Wellington College. A keen runner, he is training for his first half marathon. His wife, Natalie, is an artist and art teacher and they have two children who have joined the school.
Academic matters
Not 'selective' as normally understood - this school is more concerned that you join them for the right reasons than because you will help them soar to league-table-topping prominence. A smallish...
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Subject results
Entry/Exit
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 | |
| 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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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldro | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Amesbury | 2017 to 2018 | 2 | 2 | Dance Scholarship; Dance Scholarship |
| Farleigh School | 2017 | 2 | 3 | Music Scholarship; Performing Arts Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| Frensham Heights Junior School | 2017 | Majority to senior school | ||
| Fulham School | 2016 | 2 | ||
| Newton Prep | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Oakfield Preparatory School | 2015 to 2017 | 1 | ||
| St Hilary's School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2015 to 2017 | 2 | ||
| Yateley Manor | 2018 | 3 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
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