Merchant Taylors' School A GSG School
- Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge
Northwood
HA6 2HT - Head: Mr Simon Everson
- T 01923 845514
- F 01923 835110
- E [email protected]
- W www.mtsn.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 890; sixth formers: 280
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £21,526 pa
- Open days: May and September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Merchant Taylors’ Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A school where three worlds don’t so much collide as mesh. A hybrid London/country school with appeal to local, north and west London and Herts/Bucks families. The London crowd loves the spacious campus, laid back feel and multitude of sporting options on offer, and those from the shires enjoy the...
What the school says...
Merchant Taylors' School has provided an outstanding education for boys since 1561; academic excellence is achieved without undue pressure and the school's focus is always upon the individual child. The school enjoys superb facilities for sport, activities, music and IT; academic standards are high, but the school is committed to the development of all aspects of a boy's character. ...Read more
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Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head master
Since 2013, Simon Everson MA PGCE, educated at Solihull School and Cambridge (English) before completing a masters in philosophy at Nottingham. Latterly head at Skinners’ School in Tunbridge Wells. Was adamant that very few schools would tempt him away but couldn’t resist the lure to MTS, where he took over ‘a school with wonderful tradition, but one that’s vibrant and relevant now.’ Still ‘loves the classroom’ and ‘borrows classes’ when time allows. Moved immediately upon appointment to reintroduce significant financial benefits to scholars, with scholarships for the brightest and most able across the board now worth at least 10 per cent of fees: ‘We are determined to seek out excellence and reward it.’ Enjoys walking, bird watching and Scotland and is a qualified apiarist (beekeeper). An electric guitar sits tucked in the corner...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Merchant Taylors' is one of the top dozen academic boys' schools in the UK. All boys participate fully in all aspects of the curriculum and the wider life of the school. Every boy’s strengths are valued and his areas for development supported. The school makes provision for a large number of gifted and talented pupils and has a learning support department staffed by specialist teachers. All boys are screened on entry to the school and progress is tracked. Where it becomes apparent that further investigation or intervention is needed, this is arranged by the learning support department in consultation with the boy’s parents and teachers. Learning support operates as a whole school model, with specialist support available to all teachers to ensure boys’ learning needs are met.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Beechwood Park School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Davenies School | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 Academic scholarship, 1 Music scholarship |
| Hereward House School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Merchant Taylors’ Prep | 2019 | 27 | 10 | Art Scholarship; Sports Scholarships (2); Major Academic Scholarships (3); Continuity Scholarships (4) |
| Newland House School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2020 | |||
| Sussex House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| The Beacon School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| The Hall School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2020 | 1 |
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