Frensham Heights A GSG School
- 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.org/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 392; 93 full, weekly/flexi boarders ; sixth formers: 90
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £17,790 - £19,830; Boarding £25,470 - £29,790 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...
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
What the parents say...
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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.
What The Good Schools Guide says
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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amesbury | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Dance Scholarship |
| Farleigh School | 2017 | 2 | 3 | Music Scholarship; Performing Arts Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| Frensham Heights Junior School | 2017 | Majority to senior school | ||
| Fulham Prep School | 2016 | 2 | ||
| Newton Prep | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Oakfield Preparatory School | 2015 to 2017 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2015 to 2017 | 2 |
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