Hanford School A GSG School
- Hanford School
Child Okeford
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 8HN - Head: Mr Rory Johnston
- T 01258 860219
- F 01258 861255
- E [email protected]
- W hanfordschool.co.uk
- An independent school for girls aged from 7 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Dorset
- Pupils: 100
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £18,750; Boarding £22,500 pa
- Open days: November; check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A legendary girls’ country prep school that delivers a fine schooling around an English country childhood. In many ways traditional — pony riding, tree climbing, gardening and handwork are all key activities — the school nonetheless blew parents away with its remote teaching provision. If you want the full seclusive, immersive experience of Hanford — because shared experience and the joyous intensity of living together with your friends are what the school is all about — then you board, and that’s what four-fifths do. But boarding…
What the school says...
Hanford provides a perfect combination by giving its girls a secure academic framework and discipline, but also fostering their free spirits in a way which is rare in a world of increasing educational uniformity. If you want your child to have the opportunity to excel and to enjoy their childhood to the full, then come and pay us a visit. ...Read more
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2014, Rory Johnston BA (Cantab). Mr J, to the girls, has used his past life in the City to good effect ensuring that Hanford’s future is healthy and secure. After many years in finance he followed the hunch of a friend who reckoned he’d make a good teacher and landed the top job at Hanford after a stint as head of classics and boarding housemaster at Horris Hill.
'A brilliant headmaster — he likes running it his own way — but he’s completely saved the school,’ said one mother. 'Extremely clever, he’s been very good for the academic side,’ remarked another.
‘I’d only been teaching for four years when I joined here and my views have changed quite a lot over time,’ he told us. ‘Teaching has made me happier,...
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Special Education Needs
We provide support as follows: English: Two part-time teachers, covering a full timetable, offer support to girls during times other than their allocated English lessons. Lessons are primarily for individuals, but in just a few instances they are for pairs or small groups of girls. The Special Needs teachers liaise very closely with the teachers of English. Mathematics: one part-time Mathematics teacher offers support to individuals requiring help. Lessons are in addition to the normal allocation of Maths lessons.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedales School | 2020 | |||
| Bryanston School | 2020 | |||
| Downe House School | 2020 | |||
| Marlborough College | 2020 | |||
| Sherborne Girls School | 2020 | Academic Scholarship | ||
| St Mary's Calne | 2020 | Sport Scholarship | ||
| St Mary's School Ascot | 2020 | |||
| Tudor Hall School | 2020 | Scholarships: All Round Exhibition, two Art Scholarships and an Academic Exhibition | ||
| Wycombe Abbey | 2020 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Merlin School | 2020 | 1 |
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