Oundle School A GSG School
- Oundle School
Great Hall
New Street
Oundle
Peterborough
Northamptonshire
PE8 4GH - Head: Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen
- T 01832 277125
- F 01832 277128
- E admissions@oundleschool.org.uk
- W www.oundleschool.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Northamptonshire
- Pupils: 1,103; 852 full boarders; sixth formers: 404
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £16,785 - £22,065; Boarding £26,175- £34,440 pa
- Open days: September, January, May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Laxton Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Possibly the most academically selective of all the co-ed full-boarding schools. Busy music department has recently formed a partnership with the Royal College of Music, a huge nod to the very high standard of musicianship. Two thirds learn an instrument though far fewer perform. We dropped in on a couple of lessons to find pupils engaged and on task, aided by some inspirational teaching. Parents happy with school but not gushingly so; they choose Oundle because…
What the school says...
Oundle considers itself one of the top co-educational boarding schools in the country. Academic standards are high with most pupils proceeding to top universities including about 25 to Oxbridge each year. Music, sport, art and drama are also practised and performed to a high level.The House system is central to the ethos of the School and includes dining in house. The School is spread across the very attractive small market town of Oundle. The catchment area is national (with over 120 different prep schools currently represented) and international with approximately 15% of pupils coming from overseas from over 25 different countries.
2016:Oundle is a great School. It values individuals and seeks to provide for its pupils an education that will guide them for life. It promotes aspiration, ambition and innovation at the same time as the healthy development of decent young people.”
Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen, Head of Oundle School ...Read more
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2016 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Classical Greek at an English Independent School (GCSE Full Course)
- Best performance by Boys taking Latin at an English Independent School (GCSE Full Course)
- Best performance by Girls taking Spanish at an English Independent School (Cambridge Int Certificate Level 1/Level 2)
- Best performance by Girls taking Latin at an English Independent School (GCSE Full Course)
Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2015, Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen, previously warden of Forest School. Read English at Cambridge followed by postgraduate study at Oxford and NPQH. Taught at Open University, Kelly College (now Mount Kelly), Oxford High School (where she was an acting subject head) and St Edward’s Oxford (for 13 years - she was boarding housemistress and responsible for the pastoral care of 80 girls, then director of studies). She is married with four adult children and her interests include reading, walking, theatre and music.
Academic matters
Possibly the most academically selective of all the co-ed full-boarding schools. Results are good – 89 per cent A/A* at I/GCSE and 61 per cent A*/A at A level/Pre-U in 2016. Many end up with a mix of qualifications, depending on the subjects taken: Pre-U (linear, no modules), a more rigorous alternative...
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Special Education Needs
The Educational Support Department at Oundle School is staffed by four full-time and one part-time dedicated Educational Support teachers. The Department operates from a cottage very centrally placed near the Cloisters and the Library. We offer support to pupils with Specific Learning difficulties and to those for whom English is not their first language. As far as possible, pupils are not removed from the mainstream curriculum for Educational Support. Lessons therefore take place in the lunch hour or after school, or, for pupils in the Sixth Form, in study periods. Pupils for whom English is not their first language generally have EAL provision instead of a mainstream Modern Language. The Department is well-integrated into the life of the School, offering training sessions for whole year groups in revision skills and coursework management, as well as opt-in after school sessions in mind-mapping, study skills and curriculum support. 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 | |
| Not Applicable | |
| 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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Careers intervention used by this School
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Future Foundations | McKinsey Leadership Academy: practical work skills, networking, leadership etc etc |
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