Papplewick School A GSG School
- Papplewick School
Windsor Road
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7LH - Head: Mr TW Bunbury
- T 01344 621488
- F 01344 874639
- E [email protected]
- W www.papplewick.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 6 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils: 215
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £17,250 - £23,760 ; Boarding £30,930 - £34,680 pa
- Open days: February, May and November - dates on website
- 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..
Despite the rather ramshackle – and in some parts shabby – school fabric, all mod cons are incongruously present and correct. But it’s the innately confident buzz at Papplewick that blows any comparison with more pristine schools out of the water. Boys whizzing past on scooters? Check. Teachers strolling around in fancy dress for a themed language day (the first time we’ve ever been introduced to a teacher as...
What the school says...
We provide an outstanding academic education in an atmosphere where 'boys can still be boys' and individuality is celebrated. We offer the broadest possible range of extra curricular activities including polo, snake club and rocket making, and continue to maintain our highly successful academic record, gaining no less than 38 awards in the last 3 years, including 2 King's Scholarships to Eton together with art, sport and music scholarships.
The school prides itself on having a modern, family-friendly approach to boarding. Year 2 boys have a slightly shorter day, and no Saturday morning school. ...Read more
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Sports
Polo
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2004 Tom Bunbury BA PGCE (50s). Educated at Woodcote House Prep and Millfield before heading to read law at Durham and ultimately returning to Woodcote to try his hand at teaching. Landed at Papplewick in 1993 after completing PGCE at Homerton College Cambridge, and has remained ever since. Route to headship included spells as head of maths, housemaster and deputy head.
Quite the most genuinely charming head teacher we have ever met. Jolly (we were reliably informed by a pupil that ‘head’s detentions are actually fun’) yet utterly sincere; a wry smile never far from his face. At heart an educator in the most holistic sense: he speaks of the ‘luxury of inculcating the values required to be a really good human being’ upon his young proteges and turning...
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Special Education Needs
Papplewick provides support to those with mild SEN through our extra tuition team providing one-on-one support to the boys. This is paid for as an 'extra'.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 1 Music scholarship, 1 Music exhibition |
| Harrow School | 2019 | 5 | 4 | 1 Academic Scholarship, 2 Art Scholarships, 1 Music Scholarship |
| Charterhouse | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 1 Academic Scholarship, 1 Art Scholarship, 1 Sports Scholarship |
| Wellington College | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 2 Academic Exhibitions |
| Bradfield College | 2019 | 3 | ||
| St Edward's Oxford | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 Academic Exhbition, 1 Art Exhibition |
| Radley College | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Tonbridge School | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Winchester College | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Abingdon School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Luckley House School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Milton Abbey School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Reading Blue Coat School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Sevenoaks School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Shrewsbury School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2019 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesdown House | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Wetherby School | 2019 | 1 |
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