Prior's Field A GSG School
- Prior's Field
Priorsfield Road
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 2RH - Head: Zoe Ireland
- T 01483 810551
- F 01483 810180
- E [email protected]
- W www.priorsfieldschool.com
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 341; sixth formers: 31
- Religion: None
- Fees: Day £24,105 - £24,630; Boarding £36,120 - £40,245 pa (last updated on 15/01/2025)
- Open days: Please check school website.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘Parents are as varied as their daughters,’ says school. We’d characterise both as laid-back but ambitious. Pupils work collaboratively. The spirit is creative and enterprising. Lessons are quiet and purposeful. ‘Let success make the noise!’ screams the motivational word art in the sixth form quiet study area. Average class sizes of 15 ensure teaching is…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2024, Zoe Ireland, previously acting head at Farnborough Hill School, where she was previously deputy head academic for six years.
Entrance
A small school with three or four form entry at 11+ but it is often oversubscribed at this point. A further 10-20 join at 13+.
Look out for the scheduled open mornings or request a bespoke tour and meet with the head. After a small registration fee, pupils attend a preview day then sit the school’s own entrance assessment. School likes to take a broad range of abilities. School has ambitions to grow sixth form numbers which have ‘diminished in recent years’ despite superb sixth form house, complete with its own resident puppy, life-size Zac Efron cardboard cut-out and a ‘motivational’ mood board of mainly shirtless men. Entrants at this...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
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Special Education Needs
Prior's Field School has a whole-school approach to special needs provision. The majority of our special needs pupils have mild dyslexia/dyspraxia and typically, provision will include a session each week with a specialist teacher as well as sympathetic help in class.
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Not Applicable | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| 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 |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barfield School | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 Art and 1 Academic scholarships |
| Edgeborough School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Feltonfleet School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Longacre School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Rydes Hill Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| St Catherine's Preparatory School | 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1x Maths, 1xMusic, 1x Academic, 1 x Drama |
| St Hilary's School | 2024 | 8 | 5 | Maths Scholarship; Tennis Scholarship; Drama Scholarship; Art Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| The Roche School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
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