Rokeby School A GSG School
- Rokeby School
George Road
Kingston
Surrey
KT2 7PB - Head: Mr J Peck
- T 020 8942 2247
- F 020 8942 5707
- E [email protected]
- W www.rokebyschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kingston-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 406
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £14,607 - £18,189 pa
- Open days: October as well as coffee mornings throughout the year, please visit website for dates.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parents told us Rokeby is ‘not right for families who want to take a more relaxed approach for their son’s education’. ‘It’s no hothouse, but you do need to be able to keep up with the academic rigour,’ elaborated one. Most schools we visit brag about personalised learning, but Rokeby aims to take it to the next level, assessing and monitoring to the hilt, taking into account every boy’s strengths, interests and individual needs when devising their learning plans. Manners so flawless that Rokeby boys are renowned for their politeness – but the boys we met from the upper school seemed ...
What the school says...
Rokeby is an Independent Preparatory School for boys from Reception to Year 8. We offer the best of education in the widest sense, preparing boys not only for a variety of independent senior schools but also for their future lives.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2007, Jason Peck BHEd NPQH. Joined school in 1996 as a year 4 and science teacher, becoming deputy head in 2004. Has seen one son through the school and has one still there – ‘it means I see things from both sides,’ he says.
Initially keen to train as a vet, only to realise during work experience that he was thoroughly squeamish. Absence of James Herriot moments led him instead to a spell travelling and running own business, arriving at Kingston University in mid-20s better versed in ways of world, he feels, than some younger out of the egg fellow students. First and only previous post was in tough middle school in Merton.
Personable, open and with a good sense of humour, he operates from his...
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Special Education Needs
We offer learning support to boys with difficulties accessing the curriculum, dyslexic boys, dyspraxic boys and boys with difficulties in Maths and English as well as study skills help. At present a learning support teacher takes 19 boys from Years 3 to 8 in the Senior School. There is to be an additional part time LS teacher from January. The Junior School also offers learning support, with its own LS teacher.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom College | 2019 | 9 | 2 | Drama Scholarships (2) |
| St Paul's School | 2019 | 5 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Hampton School | 2019 | 4 | 2 | Sports Scholarship; Performing Arts Scholarship |
| King's College School (Wimbledon) | 2019 | 3 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
| Charterhouse | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Cranleigh School | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Eton College | 2019 | 2 | ||
| St John's School (Leatherhead) | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Claremont Fan Court School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Harrow School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Kensington Park School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Marlborough College | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Reeds School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Royal Grammar School (Guildford) | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Seaford College | 2019 | 1 | ||
| The Harrodian School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| The Oratory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Tonbridge School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Whitgift School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | DT Scholarship |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Hurlingham School | 2020 | 1 |
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