RGS Worcester A GSG School
- RGS Worcester
Upper Tything
Worcester
WR1 1HP - Head: Mr John Pitt
- T 01905 613391
- F 01905 726892
- E [email protected]
- W www.rgsw.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with two linked junior schools
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Worcestershire
- Pupils: 939 ; sixth formers: 254 (126 boys; 128 girls)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £16,974 pa
- Open days: General School Open Day (including Sixth Form) – September, January, May (Open week), Sixth Form Open Day - November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: RGS The Grange, RGS Springfield, RGS Dodderhill
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pupils have the kind of easy affability, wit and willingness to talk that eludes many adults. Extra points for asking us questions too (and good questions at that) – happens in far fewer schools than you might think. At lunch (tasty roast gammon), year 7s were the best of company, speaking with enthusiasm about their school and the many opportunities it offers. School attributes increasingly impressive exam results to...
What the school says...
An education at RGS Worcester is inclusive, challenging and academically stimulating. In the Senior School, we offer an outstanding education for boys and girls aged 11 18 years with an extensive range of opportunities both in their studies and in their co-curricular experience of school life.
Our aim is to deliver excellence in all areas starting with high quality teaching and exceptional pastoral care. RGS Worcester, as one of the oldest schools in the country, combines a sense of history, community and place in the City of Worcester with state of the art facilities, spacious grounds and a determination to see each child achieve their full potential. We are pleased that our pupils attain the qualifications necessary to go on to the leading universities in the UK and abroad, and are particularly proud that they develop the personal qualities of working together, respecting one another and their community and being open and friendly towards others.
While the website should give you a flavour, only a visit can give you a real sense of the welcoming atmosphere, positive relationship between pupils and staff and our purposeful approach. We strongly encourage you to come and see us, either on a formal open day or even on an ordinary school day. You will have the opportunity to speak to staff and, in particular, to meet some of our pupils who look forward to showing you their school and all that they enjoy here.
John Pitt
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2014, John Pitt. Educated at Dulwich College, he studied history at Cambridge and remained in the fens to gain his teaching qualification. Prior to RGS, he topped and tailed his teaching career at Whitgift where he worked his way up to head of sixth form before moving to Portsmouth Grammar as deputy head (academic) then returning to Whitgift for eight years as second master. Conspicuously devoid of the ego and the swagger that can go with the territory in the headmaster jungle, there is something of the top-ranking surgeon about him as he dissects our questions with crisp, methodical perception. ‘Understated’ and ‘humble,’ agree parents – thus it surprised them (not to mention the pupils) all the more when he had a Hugh Grant moment during lockdown (remember the PM’s dance in Love...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We have limited provision for children with very mild learning disabilities eg dyslexia, dyspraxia. We have a full time SEN teacher who can provide up to one hour per week of out-of-class one to one support. At present we offer a range of Challenges for especially able students eg Maths Challenge, Physics Challenge. There is currently an accelerated maths programme where the top set take their GCSE examination a year early.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Coat School Birmingham | 2023 | 2 | 2 | Academic Scholarships (2) |
| The Downs Malvern | 2023 | 1 |
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