Ryde School with Upper Chine A GSG School
- Ryde School with Upper Chine
Queen's Road
Ryde
Isle of Wight
PO33 3BE - Head: Mr Mark Waldron
- T 01983 562229
- F 01983 564714
- E school.office@rydeschool.net
- W www.rydeschool.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Isle of Wight
- Pupils: 497; 55 full, 1 weekly, 2 flexi boarders; sixth formers: 130
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £12,810; Boarding £22,215 - £28,215 pa
- Open days: February 3 2018 and October 6 2018
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Ryde Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Maths and science are popular - due in part, says the head, to the large number of doctor parents; and illustrated by year 10 turning the whole periodic table into cupcakes in the school bake off. Victoria sponge…or periodic table…They must like it. Music is super here - our tour guides, neither of whom were taking music A level, said their happiest hours at school were spent in the music block. Sailing, recently started at the school, is thriving (as might be expected at an island school where so many children sail regularly with their parents)...
What the school says...
We are a family school providing exceptional opportunities for boys and girls throughout their education. We have consistency, tradition and plenty of character but we are also a dynamic community. We enjoy outstanding academic results and a wide ranging extra-curricular programme.
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Girls taking Untranslated Literature at an English Independent School (IBO Standard level component)
Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
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.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2013, Mark Waldron. Previously head of the English College in Prague, deputy head of Sherborne, and taught at The Leys School and Radley College. Eager for a new challenge, returned from Prague to run Ryde - and for the joys of Waitrose. Mr Waldron’s experience in Prague has given him a different perspective and he feels well placed to make a difference at Ryde: he emphasises the importance of preparing pupils to compete internationally, and has shaken up language provision to support this. Parents find the head approachable, are impressed by his change in priorities, and say the school is friendlier now he’s in residence.
The head encourages his teachers to think about the potential for creative and independent thought when planning their lessons: could the lesson take place...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| 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 |
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ryde Junior School | 2017 | Majority to the senior school |
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