Longridge Towers School A GSG School
- Longridge Towers School
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2XQ - Head: Jonathan Lee
- T 01289 307584
- F 01289 302581
- E [email protected]
- W www.lts.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Northumberland
- Pupils: 333; sixth formers: 46
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: Day £11,430 - £16,380; Boarding £23,010 - £31,350 pa
- Open days: September and April
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The grand façade of this remarkable Victorian Tudor mansion, built in 1870s, is dominated by the elaborate portico added to shelter the Prince of Wales’s carriage (though it’s not documented whether he ever arrived to use it). Teachers show real passion, quickly picking up learning style of each pupil due to the small teaching groups. Teacher-led activities have timetabled slots outside teaching time; classroom-related topics spill over into the programme. For a small school punches well above its weight across a wealth of disciplines. Some national rugby players and county hockey players. Badminton has gone from strength to strength...
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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 2016, Jonathan Lee MA PGCE ACA, previously housemaster and maths teacher at Uppingham. Psychology degree from St Andrews and a first career in corporate finance, qualifying as an accountant. His finance skills stand him in good stead with a small school housed in beautiful but expensive-to-maintain premises. Few endowment funds means total dependence on current income. Numbers have been growing, allowing recent investment in teaching, technology and buildings, whilst managing to keep fees inclusive and affordable.
Believes in interaction between the younger and older pupils, prizes good etiquette and behaviour and encourages pupil collaboration. He says that ‘the school has a big heart’ and is an open door to a broad and diverse range of pupils; a quarter of pupils have additional learning support.
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's School (Melrose) | 2024 | 1 |
| The Compass School | 2024 | 1 |
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