Grimsdell Mill Hill Pre-Preparatory School A GSG School
- Grimsdell Mill Hill Pre-Preparatory School
Winterstoke House
Wills Grove
Mill Hill Village
London
NW7 1QR - Head: Kate Simon
- T 020 8959 6884
- F 020 8959 4626
- E [email protected]
- W www.millhill.org.uk/grimsdell
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 7 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Barnet
- Pupils: 189
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: £7,125 - £15,492 pa
- Open days: April, September and November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Mill Hill School, Belmont Mill Hill Preparatory School, The Mount, Mill Hill International
What The Good Schools Guide says..
This is a cute, cosy school. Nothing grand and pretentious, despite the impression given by its exterior. Cursive handwriting is taught from the start and we were quite amazed with the standard of year 1 handwriting displayed on classroom walls. A firm believer in the great outdoors, Grimsdell has its own Forest School. Each session has a theme and activities can range from mini beast hunting to fire building and cooking outdoors. With a school that states boldly in their prospectus, ‘there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing’, you better be sure...
What the school says...
A co-educational Pre-Preparatory School for pupils aged 3-7 .
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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
Head
Since 2014, Kate Simon (40s). A current Grimsdell parent, Mrs Simon is no stranger to headship. Between 2002 and 2008 she was head of the junior school of the Royal School, Hampstead (now incorporated into North Bridge Senior) and from 2008 was head of Girls’ Upper School at Garden House School in Chelsea.
Entrance
Heavily oversubscribed, due in part to it being non-selective at age 3 or 4. ‘I don’t feel comfortable with failing children at that age’, says the head. Most pupils come from within a five mile radius and there is a ‘multi-cultural mix.’
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Special Education Needs
Grimsdell has a Special Needs Co-ordinator who works with children individually and in small groups. The needs of the pupil may be identified by either the parent or the class teacher and it is the teacher's professional judgement, in consultation with colleagues and his/her understanding and awareness of the individual needs, which is central to the special educational needs provision at Grimsdell.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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