Monmouth School for Boys A GSG School
- Monmouth School for Boys
Almshouse Street
Monmouth
NP25 3XP - Head: Mr Simon Dorman MA Oxon MPhil
- T 01600 713143
- F 01600 772701
- E [email protected]
- W www.habsmonmouth.org
- An independent school for boys aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Monmouthshire
- Pupils: 499 ; sixth formers: 251 (151 boys and 110 girls)
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £16,275; Boarding £30,852- £33,498 pa
- Open days: Individual bespoke tours available
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Monmouth School Boys' Prep, Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep & Nursery , Monmouth School Girls’ Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
This is a school that inspires a lot of loyalty, both from parents, old boys and the wider Monmouth community. The head noticed on his arrival a marked lack of 'town and gown' division and the crowd at the big rugby matches is swelled by locals. Although the first teams do very well regionally and nationally, everyone agrees the coaches show the same respect and commitment to the thirds. Parents say the teaching staff ‘get boys’, know how their brains work and can get them inspired academically...
What the school says...
Monmouth School for Boys guides day and boarding pupils aged 11-18 through this crucial stage of their educational and emotional development. We provide a positive, constructive and inspiring single-sex community within which they thrive and flourish. Education is carefully planned to motivate and challenge boys; the academic curriculum is specifically tailored to them, and they engage in a broad choice of subjects free from any gender stereotyping. Our boys’ talents are nurtured and they make the most of the area’s wonderful natural resources and the excellent facilities on offer for sports, culture and the arts. Through our unique Monmouth Model, our boys also benefit from the invaluable interaction with Monmouth School for Girls, sharing many trips and expeditions, events and community projects. Understanding the pressures of adolescence, our focused approach prepares boys for Sixth Form, where they have the confidence to aim high in their specialist academic subjects and to fulfil their particular sporting, musical or artistic ambitions. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since October 2020, Simon Dorman, previously the school’s second master. Hails from Northern Ireland and was educated in Belfast. Degree in German and philosophy from Jesus College Oxford and MPhil and a PGCE from Queen’s University in Belfast. Started out his teaching career at Gordonstoun School, followed by a year in Seville, where he worked on his Spanish while teaching English and German. Returned to the UK as head of German at The Leys School in Cambridge and became housemaster of a boarding house before joining Monmouth in 2010. His wife Miranda teaches learning support at Monmouth School for Girls, where their two daughters are pupils.
James Murphy-O’Connor became the first overarching principal of Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools in September 2019.
Entrance
Most of the boys at the prep move up to the senior...
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Special Education Needs
The School is aware of, and sensitive to, boys with literacy difficulties and support is offered by a sympathetic and dedicated department. EAL support is given to those students where English is not their first language. We also offer numeracy support to a small number of pupils. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| 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 | 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 |
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