Marlborough House School A GSG School
- Marlborough House School
Hawkhurst
Cranbrook
Kent
TN18 4PY - Head: Eddy Newton
- T 01580 753555
- F 01580 754281
- E registrar@marlbor…hhouseschool.co.uk
- W www.marlboroug…seschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Kent
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 250
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £11,385 - £22,485 pa; Boarding £41 per night
- Open days: September/ October, March and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Not an ultra-competitive, results-led or rigidly traditional school, say parents. But most definitely busy. To get the most out of what’s on offer takes full immersion. Baccalaureate programme for years 7 and 8 includes project work, presentations, coursework. Parents enthuse that it has made an ‘incredible difference – no more...
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2020, Eddy Newton, previously principal of the Cothill Trust, overseeing seven prep schools, and before that, head of Chafyn Grove for 11 years. Grew up in Lancashire (brother is City, he’s United - ‘I defiantly chose the other team!’). BA in classics and PGCE, both from Jesus College, Cambridge. ‘I don’t remember wanting to be anything else,’ he says of teaching. Background in independent schools spanning London, Oxford, Essex and Salisbury. Subject specialism in Latin and sport. He ‘wanted to be in the position to make the biggest impact’, taking on the challenge of headship after attending a senior leadership conference, where he was horrified to find that ‘the least impressive people were heads’ (he loves a challenge – having just run 100km over the South Downs to Brighton).
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Special Education Needs
Marlborough House School aspires to unlock potential in every pupil, providing each child with an education tailored to his or her strengths and needs. Our aim is to ensure that the Learning Support department delivers fun support sessions designed with an individual focus, aiming to engage pupils and support them to become self-motivated learners. Learning support should be a positive experience and a safe environment where children can relax and focus on the areas of learning they find challenging, without feeling exposed or under pressure.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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