Jordanhill School A GSG School
- Jordanhill School
45 Chamberlain Road
Jordanhill
Glasgow
G13 1SP - Head: John D. Anderson
- T 01415 762500
- F 01415 762555
- E [email protected]
- W www.jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Glasgow City
- Pupils: 1,053; sixth formers: 196
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The school is inclusive: the most successful state school in Scotland. Four classes of 25 (rather than the trad legal limit of 33) with practical classes of 20. Stunning north-facing art department in the South building, lots of art on display, magical fabrics, jewellery and photography. Kiln and silk screen machine in place. Sculpture and good CDT. Impressive number of playing fields, or use of them. School owns one…
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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
Rector
Since January 2021, John D Anderson BSc PGCE(S) CChem CSciTeach MRSC. Previous deputy head at St Aloysius’ College, Glasgow.
Head of primary since 2014 is Richard Buchan, previously head teacher at Garrowhill Primary in Glasgow for nine years.
Entrance
Traditionally 33 pupils are added to those who come up from primary to senior, thus four classes of roughly 25. Inclusive, by address, oversubscribed, waiting lists. Siblings get priority. Some places may become available in odd years, ditto (never advertised) available post National grades. First come, first served, and, in the case of Advanced Highers if the subjects you want to take are already full, then you must try elsewhere. Worth moving/killing for.
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Special Education Needs
Jordanhill School operates within the terms of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) [Scotland] Acts 2004 and 2009 and the Equalities Act 2010. Relevant policy statements can be accessed through the 'Parents' section of the school website.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| 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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