Moor Park A GSG School
- Moor Park
Moor Park
Richards Castle
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 4DZ - Head: Brendan Brady
- T 01584 876061
- F 01584 877311
- E registrar@moorpark.org.uk
- W www.moorpark.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 0 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Shropshire
- Pupils: 239
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £7,695 - £21,315; Boarding £22,290 - £31,620 pa
- Open days: October, February and May
- 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..
The real magic happens out back, within a courtyard of multicoloured, single storey wooden huts, each displaying its own individual subject interest. Granted, this teaching space is not nearly as polished as the main house, but no corridors means everyone gets a breath of fresh air between lessons. Parents tell us ‘it’s rougher round the edges in terms of facilities than some schools, but has a lovely feeling.’ Sport timetabled daily, with fixtures and clubs on top. Teams ‘punch well above our weight on the circuit’. A teams are selective, B and beyond mixed ability. ‘Everybody is in a team’. There’s a deliberate culture of inclusivity. ‘We find an avenue’ for those who are less keen. Admirable, assuming you…
What the school says...
The school enjoys an excellent record of scholarships with awards won to Marlborough, Moreton Hall, Malvern College, Oundle, Shrewsbury and Cheltenham College, in the last few years. Moor Park's distinctive atmosphere and ethos continue to make it a happy and successful educational community. It's focus on mindsets, kindness and fun to instill learning were acknowledged and recognised by the ISI inspection which took place in June 2019 and awarded Moor Park the highest grade possible in every area. ...Read more
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Sports
Unusual sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2022, Brendan Brady. Hails from South Africa where he has clocked up over 20 years of experience as a prep school head, most recently stepping down as head of St Andrew’s Prep, Grahamstown, having decided to emigrate with his wife to the UK. Other headships include Applewood Prep and Clifton Prep, both country preps based on the British model. ‘Having started my teaching life as a senior school teacher of history, I came to prep schools almost by accident early on in my career - from the first moment in a year 7 classroom, I knew that I had found my purpose: a commitment to preserving childhood while helping children uncover their passions, whatever those may be,’ he says. Very keen on sports, he has umpired premier league hockey in the Eastern Cape.
Entrance
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Special Education Needs
We have an excellent learning support department, staffed by one full-time member of staff and several part-time specialists. Teaching is normally on a one-to-one basis but there is some paired group work. Support may be given for gifted children, dyslexia, dyspraxia, extra help with literacy/reading, numeracy, study skills, and ESL. The school is proud of its attention to the individual and the Learning Support Department embodies this.
| 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) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | Y |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford Cathedral School | 2023 | 10 | 3 | (2 academic scholarships; 1 art scholarship) |
| Bedales School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Christ College, Brecon | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Drama Scholarship |
| Malvern College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 DT Scholarship |
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