Lochinver House School A GSG School
- Lochinver House School
Heath Road
Little Heath
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1LW - Head: Mr B Walker
- T 01707 653064
- F 01707 653064
- E [email protected]
- W www.lochinverhouse.com
- An independent school for boys aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 345
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £12,060 - £15,840 pa
- Open days: Saturday, 25th September 2021 at 10 am to 12 noon, Wednesday, 2nd February 2022 10 am to 12 noon and Wednesday, 11th May 2022 at 10 am to 12 noon
- 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..
‘I didn’t realise it was quite so big,’ says practically every prospective parent. Located in an eight-and-a-half acre site tucked away in residential suburbia, Lochinver House won’t seduce you with its good looks, but in true ugly duckling style it could well win you over with its hidden beauty which manifests itself in a warren of practical facilities and decent outdoor space, all aimed at squeezing excellence out of its young charges. ‘Maths is amazing, science is out of this world and while English used to be the weakness, that’s shining bright now too,’ one parent told us, echoing others. Languages department...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2011, Ben Walker BA PGCE CELTA. Educated at Lochinver House (head boy in 1977 - tie, badges a photo ‘of when I had more hair,’ proudly displayed in his office), St Albans School and Reading University where he read English. Joined retail group C&A as a management trainee after university. Realised after a year that the commercial world was ‘not really for me’ and took a PGCE at the Institute of Education. Spent 13 years in inner city state secondary schools, rising through the ranks, before he and his wife sold up and moved the family to Kenya in 2002, where they spent three years starting a school, coordinating health care projects and working as Church Mission Society partners. Towards the end, took a post at St Andrews, Turi, a prep school for...
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Special Education Needs
Lochinver House School has a Learning Support Unit that provides assistance to boys that require extra support in the school. This unit works closely with all members of staff to provide the necessary support required. The SENCO can provide screening/ assessment to assist with any difficulty the child might have. The Learning Support Unit works closely with parents and outside agencies should this be necessary.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans School | 2021 | 15 | 1 | Music Scholarship (1) |
| Aldenham School | 2021 | 7 | ||
| The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School | 2021 | 7 | ||
| St Columba's College | 2021 | 6 | ||
| Dame Alice Owen's School | 2021 | 3 | ||
| Haileybury | 2021 | 3 | ||
| St John's Preparatory and Senior School | 2021 | 3 | ||
| St Christopher School | 2021 | 2 | ||
| Harrow School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Merchant Taylors' School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Major Academic Scholarship (1) |
| Sherrardswood School | 2021 | 1 |
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