Mowden Hall School A GSG School
- Mowden Hall School
Newton
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE43 7TP - Head: Mr Neal Bailey
- 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: 169
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £9,300 - £17,160; Boarding £23,700 pa
- Open days: February, October
- 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
Headmaster
Since 2014, Neal Bailey BA PGCE (30s), previously directeur of Sauveterre, the French school which hosts the year 7 Mowden children for a term each year. He has also taught at Cothill, where he was once a pupil. Educated at Eton and Newcastle University (international business management), he worked in the City before turning to education, having realised he ‘was not destined to sit behind a desk looking at numbers’. He’d dipped his toe in educational waters as a gap year student in New Zealand and France, but the real game-changer came when his first son was born, and it would seem he is now living the dream since crossing the Rubicon into prep school life.
Teaches French and maths and is a talented sportsman, particularly keen on football, cross-country...
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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 | |
| 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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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedbergh School | 2017 | 5 | 4 | Sports Scholarships (3); Drama Scholarship |
| Oundle School | 2017 | 4 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Shrewsbury School | 2017 | 4 | ||
| Ampleforth College | 2017 | 2 | 2 | Sports Scholarships (2) |
| Queen Margaret's | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Royal Grammar School (Newcastle) | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Stowe School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Uppingham School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Durham School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Fettes College | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Rugby School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Tudor Hall School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Westfield School | 2017 | 1 |
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