Northcote Lodge School A GSG School
- Northcote Lodge School
26 Bolingbroke Grove
London
SW11 6EL - Head: Mr Mark Smith
- T 020 8682 8888
- F 020 8682 8879
- E northcote@northwoodschools.com
- W www.northcotelodge.co.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 8 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Wandsworth
- Pupils: 240
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £18,885 pa
- Open days: May and October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Broomwood Hall
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Boys wear tweedy jackets, soft blue shirts and look like miniature gentlemen, but frayed cuffs and stubborn mud stains speak of rough and tumble rather than any concerns over dry-cleaning. When we enquire whether houses are fiercely competitive as we have seen elsewhere the boys are slightly baffled. Parents tell us: ‘There is a competitive spirit but it is one with a great comraderie’. Such is the gentleness of the boys...
What the parents say...
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Other features
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.
Sports
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Mark Smith (50s,) with a BSc in economics from Lancaster University. We meet in his office, more drawing room than office, decorated in country house style, full of antiques, decorative lamps and oil paintings. He comes across as modest, reflective and easy to talk frankly with.
Previously deputy head at Caldicott School in Buckinghamshire where he had also been head of mathematics. Prior to this, he taught at Millfield senior school in Somerset for 20 years where he enjoyed spells as housemaster, head of year and head of junior boys’ sport. Very much a country prep man, Mr Smith says he acquired the post ‘slightly by accident’, as he was very happy where he was, but dipping his toes into the water of headships found a school which...
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Special Education Needs
We provide support teaching from our full time Learning Support teacher for those with mild special needs. A prospective pupil requiring more than one hour's support during the week would probably not be best served by Northcote Lodge. Currently about a sixth of boys receive half an hour or more of support each week. The majority of such boys will be in Years 4 and 5. As they move up the school many find that such help is no longer required. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow School | 2017 | 7 | 1 | Outstanding Talent Award (Drama) |
| Dulwich College | 2017 | 5 | ||
| Charterhouse | 2017 | 4 | ||
| Bradfield College | 2017 | 3 | 1 | Design Scholarship |
| Tonbridge School | 2017 | 3 | ||
| Whitgift School | 2017 | 3 | 3 | Academic and Drama Scholarship; Drama Scholarship |
| Canford School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Cranleigh School | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Epsom College | 2017 | 2 | ||
| Eastbourne College | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Emanuel School | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Drama Exhibition |
| Eton College | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Fettes College | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Marlborough College | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Rugby School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Wellington College | 2017 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Garden House School | 2015 to 2016 | 2 |
| Thomas's Fulham | 2015 | 1 |
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