Hawkesdown House A GSG School
- Hawkesdown House
27 Edge Street
London
W8 7PN - Head: Jenny Mackay
- T 020 7727 9090
- F 020 7727 9988
- E [email protected]
- W www.hawkesdown.co.uk
- An independent school for boys from 3-8, gradually becoming co-ed from 2018 and expanding to 11 years.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kensington & Chelsea
- Pupils: 130
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £16,350 - £19,170 pa
- Open days: Tuesdays and Thursdays for individual tours
- 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..
Pupils were busy being explorers on a magic carpet in one class and pouring out gunk into measuring cylinders in another. Without exception, the boys were captivated. ‘I want the children to have a very creative experience, so they look back on these years with happy memories,’ states head. Fairly cramped premises with tiny outdoor courtyard but Kensington Gardens is used for daily ‘huff and puff’. Not bad as a back garden...
What the school says...
Hawkesdown House was founded a decade ago and has a single nusery class for 16 boys and a double class entry up to and including Year 3. The whole school follows roughly the same timetable; mornings spent on Mathematics, English and handwriting and the afternoons on more informal, creative work covering the humanities, Science, French, art, music and ICT and sport. The boys are kept engaged with very boy specific topics and every opportunity is taken to expend energy both in the classroom, the large hall space and in Holland Park and Kensington Gardens nearby. The philosophy underpinning the school is that teaching and learning are enabled and maximised by being happy, so everyone works incredibly hard to achieve this. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since April 2017, Jenny Mackay, BEd from Westminster College, Oxford. Previously deputy head of juniors at both Lady Eleanor Holles and Streatham and Clapham High. Has also taught at Dulwich College, Eaton Square and in Dubai. Teaches year 3 comprehension and drama.
The day after running the London Marathon, Mrs Mackay took up her role as head. She recalls rehearsing her speech to teachers as she pounded along the Thames. ‘I had to take it fairly slowly on the stairs on my first day!’ she jokes. Keen theatre-goer and bookworm. Has travelled extensively. Proactive head who enjoys networking and spreading the word about Hawkesdown. As one parent put it, ‘By cold calling the heads of local preps, and inviting them in, she literally rebuilt the relationship between Hawkesdown and these...
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Special Education Needs
How can we help? This is the first question that is addressed at our school. Hawkesdown House prides itself on being as inclusive as possible and welcomes all boys that the staff feel they can help, while remaining a mainstream school. Each boy is regarded on his own merits and the school will do all it can to meet individual needs. In cases where the school does not have the appropriate expertise, the headmistress always suggests a viable alternative and will facilitate an introduction to that school. Hawkesdown House works closely with many outside agencies and therapists are able to work in school with individual boys in several instances. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Juniors | 2017 to 2018 | 5 | ||
| Sussex House School | 2017 | 5 | ||
| Chepstow House School | 2017 to 2018 | 3 | ||
| Summer Fields | 2017 to 2018 | 3 | ||
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | 2017 to 2018 | 3 | ||
| King's College Junior School (Wimbledon) | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Knightsbridge School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Papplewick School | 2017 | 2 | 1 | Academic scholarship |
| Thomas's Kensington | 2017 to 2018 | 2 | ||
| Westminster Under School | 2017 to 2018 | 2 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Devonshire House Preparatory School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Edge Grove Preparatory School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Fulham School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Lambrook School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Latymer Prep School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| St Philip's School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| École Jeannine Manuel | 2017 | 1 |
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