Mount Kelly Prep, Tavistock | The Good Schools Guide

Mount Kelly Prep
Mount Tavy Road
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 9JL
Head: Mr D Floyd
T 01822 813193
F 01822 813168
E [email protected]
W www.mountkelly.com/prep/
A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 13 with a linked senior school
Boarding: Yes
Local authority: Devon
Pupils: 250
Religion: Church of England
Fees: Day £7,410 to £14,460. Boarding £19,500 to £24,630 pa
Open days: See website
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Linked schools: Mount Kelly

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Bordering on Dartmoor National Park, the location of this school could hardly be more idyllic with grounds including a beautiful lake (great for science), rolling hills (ideal for playing) and even a river (handy for fishing). Academically, on the up, say parents – ‘It needs to be to keep up with the college, which has also become more academic,’ said one. All pupils get out to do something physical every day, whether it’s PE, swimming in the Olympic size 50m pool in the college or...

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What the school says...

The Mount Kelly Foundation was established in June 2014 following the merger of the Kelly College Foundation and the Mount House School Trust.

Situated in the beautiful market town of Tavistock on the edge of Dartmoor National Park between Exeter and Plymouth, in over 100 acres of woodland, forest and green fields, Mount Kelly combines academic excellence with an outstanding range of learning opportunities beyond the classroom, impressive facilities and exceptional pastoral care.

From Nursery onward children at Mount Kelly are nurtured, guided and inspired to develop their own skills and interests with small class sizes offering an exceptional degree of individual focus. In addition to a proven track record of academic excellence via a Common Entrance curriculum, the School offers an outstanding range of sporting and cultural programmes and facilities. Mount Kelly is also renowned for its strong family culture from the Nursery through to the Sixth Form which is central to the outstanding pastoral care at the School. Every child is a member of one of four Houses and has a dedicated Form Tutor committed to ensuring that they their school career is happy, fulfilling and successful. Family style boarding is available from Year 3 at the Prep. The majority of Mount Kelly pupils progress from the Prep through to the College; however, some pupils choose to move to a different school. For those that do leave, Mount Kelly has an outstanding record in preparing pupils for Common Entrance and Scholarships to a number of national schools.

Mount Kelly is also well known for its world class coaching facility for swimming and elite training programme which are available to younger pupils through to Sixth Form. Mount Kelly has produced swimmers who have competed in the last five Olympic and Paralympic Games. ...Read more

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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.

What The Good Schools Guide says

Head of prep

Since 2016, Dominic Floyd BA PGCE (40s). Previously assistant head at Hazlegrove. Geography degree and PGCE from London University; taught geography at Cothill House and Westminster Under School; director of studies and deputy head at Polwhele House; head of Ashdown House. As with so many heads with teaching in the blood (his father and brother became heads), he did his utmost to find a different career – ‘but still it was the calling.’

We first encountered him discussing the pros and cons of HS2 with a bunch of year 8s in the assembly hall, part of his popular ethics classes which he teaches in addition to English ‘and a tiny bit of geography’. Pre-prep gets a slice of the pie too since he loves to attend their show...

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Special Education Needs

Regular screening for SEN and referrals to educational psychologist. Individual education plan agreed on the basis of ed psych advice and in consultation with in house SENCO (full time member of staff), parents and our two qualified one to one learning support staff. Pupils leave timetable to attend one to one learning support lessons. Numerous pupils receive extra one to one reading sessions with a variety of staff.

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	Y
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
VI - Visual Impairment

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