Milton Abbey School A GSG School
- Milton Abbey School
Milton Abbas
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 0BZ - Head: Judith Fremont-Barnes
- T 01258 880484
- F 01258 881194
- E [email protected]
- W www.miltonabbey.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Dorset
- Pupils: 224 (146 boys, 78 girls) ; sixth formers: 103
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £21,630; Boarding £41,175 pa
- 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..
You can’t fail to be enchanted by the ancient abbey nestling in a wooded Dorset valley, one of the finest Capability Brown landscapes in the country, 15 minutes’ drive from Blandford. There’s no mobile phone signal on much of the site so phones are less of a problem here than at other schools. Most use the old-fashioned landlines in the boarding houses to phone home. Everyone does games on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays but the sportiest do far more. Wednesdays are given over to CCF or community service (including visiting the elderly, taking dogs for walks and…
What the school says...
Milton Abbey is a traditional, yet modern, forward-looking boarding school that celebrates excellence, hard work, industry and endeavour. Our environment is inclusive, caring and ambitious for every pupil. Our small size allows for a level of care that is unsurpassed in bigger schools. We want pupils to have big achievements, big ambitions and big hearts. ...Read more
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School associations
Round Square - a network of 40 schools worldwide that share ideals such as internationalism, adventure and service.
Sports
Unusual sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Judith Fremont-Barnes, previously head of Duke of Kent School in Surrey. English degree from Oxford, where she became an Oxford Union debater, and toured the US as a debating scholar during a gap year. First post at JAGS, where she fell in love with teaching, then spent five years in Japan where she lectured at Kobe Kaisei College for Women and Kobe University, as well as bringing up two sons and taking a masters degree in inclusive education at the OU. On her return to the UK, joined King Edward VI School and then Radley College, where she became head of English, was involved in boarding and a member of the school’s academic planning group. Next post was deputy head at More House School in Surrey; she moved to Duke of Kent...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Milton Abbey has a well-resourced Learning Support Department staffed by fully-qualified teachers. Learning Support Assistants support some mainstream lessons. Pupils come at mutually agreed times. The majority of support is for pupils with dyslexia, but a range of other conditions can be supported.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abberley Hall | 2019 | |||
| Castle Court | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 all rounder |
| Cumnor House Sussex | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Papplewick School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Perrott Hill School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Sherborne Preparatory School | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 2 Heads Sports Awards, 1 All Rounder Scholarship |
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