More House School (Farnham) A GSG School
- More House School (Farnham)
Moons Hill
Frensham
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 3AP - Head: Mr Jonathan Hetherington BA (Hons) MSc (Ed) QTS
- T 01252 792303
- F 01252 797601
- E admissions@morehouseschool.co.uk
- W www.morehouseschool.co.uk
- A special independent school for boys aged from 8 to 18 with specific learning difficulties
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 494; sixth formers: 71
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £18,825 - £22,200; Boarding £28,248 - £34,200 pa
- Open days: January 18th & March 19th 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Every fortnight, Flexi-Friday allows the boys to follow a single subject for an entire day – bliss for students who dislike transitions. Practicals like cookery, chemistry and art benefit from the extended time, ‘They are so practical, so creative’ said the Art teacher, whose BTec courses require team work and a written exam, ‘It’s getting the words on to paper that is difficult’.
What the school says...
More House School's vision is to lead in transforming the futures of intelligent children who experience Specific Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and associated conditions, by empowering them. By providing high quality education and pastoral care for boys aged 8-18 within a specialist learning environment, pupils learn to discover and recognise their strengths in order to build self-esteem and confidence. We seek to instill self-belief, and encourage every pupil to have high aspirations for himself. This confidence and aspiration can lead our pupils to achieve astonishing academic results and social outcomes. Students leave the school with the skills and understanding necessary to be independent, self-sufficient and active members of society. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Jonathan Hetherington BA MSc (late 30s). Launched into a teaching career the hands-on way, by qualifying through the work-based graduate training programme, having quit a PGCE the first time round as ‘wasn’t ready’. After graduating in English from Southampton University, was persuaded to help out at More House by the head of music; from there, found his way into the English department, becoming head of boarding in 2011. Married to Lizzy, who teaches music, with two children at local schools and Rosie the dog - a much-loved dog-blanket graces his study. A fearless spokesman for the unconfident child, ‘Boys come here with a keen understanding of what their weaker skills are; far more important is helping to find what they are naturally good at’. It is this ebullience that has helped to...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Pupils receive support in every classroom through adaptive teaching, and receive specialist intervention in the school's Learning Development Centre, addressing weaknesses in language-processing and literacy. Remediation across the curriculum is individually planned. Language processing and inferential reasoning is improved by resident speech and language therapists. Occupational Therapy and literacy intervention are available - all in small groups. All staff participate in specialised training to provide a common approach. Although there is often a hidden remedial component to classwork, the aim is to give all boys a normal and happy experience, both in and out the classroom
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | Y |
| 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 | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Pembridge Hall School | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 Academic Scholarship; 1 Music Scholarship |
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 1 |
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