Orley Farm School A GSG School
- Orley Farm School
South Hill Avenue
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3NU - Head: Mr Tim Calvey
- T 020 8869 7600
- F 020 8869 7601
- E office@orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk
- W www.orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Harrow
- Pupils: 514 (329 boys; 185 girls)
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £17,553 - £20,250 pa
- Open days: Open Days: October Wednesday mornings by appointment.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘The tutoring culture is the parents’ and not the school’s, and it’s very difficult to shake,’ says one. ‘Trust us’ is the school’s message, and clearly they should: VR and NVR preparation starts in year 4 (earlier than in many schools), there’s exam technique and interview prep, access to ATOM learning, and teachers offer supplementary...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2013, Tim Calvey, formerly school's deputy head and art teacher. With his brightly-lined pinstriped suits and slick social media livestreams, we’d expected a slightly bombastic, larger than life head. In fact, Tim Calvey (recipient of a huge 50th birthday cake on the day of our visit) is reflective, a listener, extremely alive to the issues and challenges in people’s lives and intent on defusing parents' over-zealous academic aspirations for their children. The son of teachers (a familiar tale with prep heads), Mr Calvey was raised (less typically) in Zimbabwe and vowed (as most do) ‘never to teach’ after reading art. With his wife, who also works at Orley Farm, Mr Calvey has run boarding houses in the past, one aspect of school life he misses.
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
Y |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
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