Pinewood A GSG School
- Pinewood
Bourton
Shrivenham
Wiltshire
SN6 8HZ - Head: Neal Bailey
- T 01793 782205
- F 01793 783476
- E [email protected]
- W www.pinewoodschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 395
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £9,105 - £18,525; weekly boarding + £4,515 pa
- Open days: See 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..
Expect a home-from-home welcome as soon as you enter the oak panelled hall, complete with squidgy sofas and open fire – in full use (to our delight) by the children at break times; definitely not just a showpiece for prospective parents. Pinewood is one of the country's leading outdoor schools, so besides the Astro and sports pitches you’d probably expect, there’s a treetops adventure playground, outdoor classroom, fairy garden, super sensory gardens, polytunnel and lawn after lawn. Every classroom we saw was ablaze with gusto and pupils were keen to....
What the school says...
We would like to think that Pinewood is a little different. What makes it so is intangible, but nevertheless apparent in the atmosphere that permeates the school, is embodied in our vision, aims and values and evident in our approach to life.
Pupils are prepared for top Independent Senior Schools at both Common Entrance and scholarship level through a blend of traditional and forward-thinking teaching which encourages independence in learning and fosters academic excellence. Music, drama, art and sport are seen as vital to a child's development and the school offers, in addition, a wide range of activities. Manners, self-reliance and a regard for others are valued principles upon which the school's ethos is built. ...Read more
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Sports
Unusual sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2020, Neal Bailey (30s), formerly head of Mowden Hall in Northumberland, and previously directeur of Chateau de Sauveterre. 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 and tennis, plus skiing, surfing, camping and bushcraft. His Wife,...
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Special Education Needs
Pinewood has four part-time, specialist SpLD teachers in our learning skills department. We are able to cater for most mild to moderate specific difficulties of a dyslexic, dyscalculic, dyspraxic, ADD/ADHD or ASD nature, along with EAL needs, but would welcome early discussion to ensure that we are able to offer appropriate support. Support may be in the classroom, in small groups, or one-to-one as a charged extra. We also offer wellbeing and emotional support where appropriate. It would be unusual for us to accept a child with significant behavioural difficulties.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham College | 2020 | 13 | 5 | Exhibition(5) |
| Marlborough College | 2020 | 10 | ||
| Bradford College | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Sherborne School | 2020 | 3 | Exhibition(1) | |
| Cokethorpe School | 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dean Close School | 2020 | 2 | 2 | |
| Radley College | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Sherborne Girls School | 2020 | 2 | Exhibitions(2) | |
| St Edward's Oxford | 2020 | 2 | ||
| St Helen and St Katharine | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Bedales School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Clayesmore School | 2020 | 1 | Exhibition(1) | |
| Clifton College | 2020 | 1 | ||
| King's Bruton | 2020 | 1 | 1 | |
| Millfield School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Our Lady's Abingdon School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | |
| St Mary's Calne | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2020 | 1 |
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