Mowden Hall School A GSG School
- Mowden Hall School
Newton
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE43 7TP - Head: Kate Martin
- T 01661 842147
- F 01661 842529
- E [email protected]
- W www.mowdenhall.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Northumberland
- Pupils: 190
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £12,480 - £18,480; Boarding £25,335 pa
- Open days: Run personal tours all year round
- 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..
This 50 acre site also encompasses a large woodland which provides a muddy but exciting landscape for den-building competitions and a BMX trail. Manicured lawns host an annual garden fête, barbecue and leavers’ matches, and a beautifully-kept rose garden provides all the floristry for speech day. Focus on CE kicks off in year 7 after the unique experience of ‘entente cordiale’, a term spent at Château de Sauveterre near Toulouse, immersed in French...
What the school says...
Boarding is central to the ethos of the school, with the Headmaster and his family living in the heart of the building. There is a full weekend programme, together with a broad range of evening and extra-curricular activities. Music, drama and sport are particularly strong. Roughly 70% of children in the Prep School are full boarders. The school has high academic expectations and children achieve entry to the country's leading public schools.
Children in Year 7 spend a whole term at Chateau de Sauveterre near Toulouse in France, where they are immersed in the French culture and language. Mowden Hall is a member of the Cothill Educational Trust. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since July 2020, Kate Martin, formerly deputy head. Came to Mowden Hall in 2011 after teaching in schools including Oundle, Ampleforth and two day schools in Newcastle.
Entrance
Prospective parents visit most days. Be careful with open days – we spoke to one family who visited on one with no intention of enrolling their children but ‘were so overwhelmed with the fun and happy atmosphere and the setting that we made a decision on the spot’. Wide ability range – non-selective, but then again ‘not just anyone’: maintaining the school’s ethos and dynamic is important, so if it really wouldn’t work for a new a child alongside existing pupils then the head is prepared to say so. Informal assessment, usually during a taster day spent in school, plus interview with head. Vast majority of pre-prep transfer...
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Special Education Needs
The Learning Support Department's aim is to help children with specific learning difficulties to read, spell and cope with the academic curriculum, ultimately resulting in them passing Common Entrance in their final year. Pupils follow a multi-sensory teaching programme delivered by a specialist teacher, mostly on a one-to-one basis. The number of lessons they attend and the speed at which they complete the programme is tailored to their individual needs. The department liaises with colleagues across the teaching staff in order to provide support and encouragement to pupils across the whole curriculum, as well as outside agencies when necessary.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle School | 2021 | 5 | ||
| Ampleforth College | 2021 | 4 | ||
| Oundle School | 2021 | 4 | ||
| Rugby School | 2021 | 2 | ||
| Sedbergh School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Shrewsbury School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Uppingham School | 2021 |
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