Ibstock Place School A GSG School
- Ibstock Place School
Clarence Lane
London
SW15 5PY - Head: Christopher Wolsey
- T 020 8876 9991
- F 020 8876 9915
- E registrar@ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- W www.ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- Ibstock Place School is an English independent day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 18, located in Roehampton, south-west London. The school educates over 950 boys and girls and was founded as the Froebel Demonstration School, with connections to the Froebel Institute.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Wandsworth
- Pupils: 1,017; sixth formers: 186
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £20,145 - £25,785 pa
- Open days: October, November, March and May - see school's website for further details.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Lots of outdoor learning, especially early on – we saw be-wellingtoned year 1s off to forest school across muddy ground in own Bluebell Woods, undaunted by the rain. Older prep years see a gradually more ‘serious’ approach, ‘although I’m not sure children do,’ head of prep reflected. Expectations are high (and largely met) in senior school, although head stresses that ‘it’s hard-wired into the place that education is about so much more than just stellar grades.’ Creative thinking, for example, seen as way of unlocking potential and fostering intellectual agility. Pupils encouraged to become reflective learners as a result of co-curricular. Able mathematicians, for example, develop their problem-solving techniques in...
What the school says...
Ibstock Place School entrance criteria:
Prep School : Group assessment for Kindergarten (Reception); Year 1 through individual assessment; Year 3 (7+) assessment in Reading, Maths and Reasoning. Occasional places available in other year groups (except Year 6).
Entry into the Senior School at 11+ is by online CAT test and learning workshop. Successful applicants invited for written entrance papers in English and Maths. Reference requested from current school. Occasional places available at 12+, 13+ and 14+ entry points. Sixth Form entry is by assessment/interview and GCSE results. ...Read more
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
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 2021, Christopher Wolsey, having first arrived in 2007 as head of humanities, working his way up via head of sixth form and deputy head. Degree in history and philosophy from Lancaster, PGCE from Nottingham and a master’s in education from Buckingham. Started out at William Hulme’s Grammar School before moving to Churcher’s College, Hampshire, as deputy head of sixth form and thence Westcliff Grammar School for Boys in Southend as head of history and politics.
Dapper, calm, caring and humorous, he is a man of vision and aspiration, relishing ‘restlessness’ as one of his favourite words. ‘I want to improve in every way, I want more of what we do. In every way I want more.’ A big fan of marketing initiatives too: ‘I want what I see every...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The School can offer short term support on a fees-for-service basis.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Primary School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Dulwich Prep London | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Falkner House | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Hill House | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Hurlingham School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| King's House School | 2023 | 5 | ||
| Merlin School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Parsons Green Prep School | 2023 | |||
| Prospect House School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2023 | 5 | ||
| Thomas's Battersea | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Kensington | 2023 | 1 |
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