St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire A GSG School
- St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire
Carswell Manor
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 8PT - Head: James Thompson
- T 01367 870700
- F 01367 870707
- E [email protected]
- W www.st-hughs.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 352
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £12,555 - £21,675; Weekly boarding + £4,245 pa
- 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..
Performing arts and debating a particular strength and seen as key skills in confidence building. Much time spent outside in all weathers, with waterproof trousers and wellies on the uniform list. A parent from London describes the lack of pressure and stress at the school, noting ‘St Hugh’s is more relaxed than London, but the same stuff gets done.’ And yes, there is something …
What the school says...
At St Hugh's we are committed to children's broader personal development as well as their preparation for scholarship and common entrance examinations to senior independent schools. We are a leading co-educational, day and boarding school with 349 boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 13, sited in and around a Jacobean manor house with extensive, wooded grounds and excellent, modern educational facilities. St Hugh's is a very special place and we warmly invite you to come and see why. ...Read more
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2019, James Thompson, BA QTS. Previously head of Royal Russell Junior School, Croydon, has held posts at Ardingly College Prep and Kingswood Prep in Bath. Educated at Dulwich College Prep and Cranbrook School, he has first-hand experience of both boarding and day schools. His grandfather was deputy head at Marlborough House Prep for over 30 years so education is very much in the blood. Actively involved in numerous sports throughout his career, he specialised in PE while teacher training at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. With a background teaching maths, geography and even KS1 French ‘the lure of being able to lead the whole school community as opposed to just one part of it’ was always his dream.
Mrs Thompson ran the Minors Nursery in Notting Hill and is now director...
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Special Education Needs
At St Hugh's, children of all ages receive extra support if any area of their learning is of concern. We have small classes throughout the school which means that all children's needs can be supported and catered for, whether they are gifted and need extension, or need extra support to enable them to cope with the curriculum. The Prep-Prep department has a qualified learning support assistant who can give extra help to individuals or small groups of children. As they move through the school, specific concerns are first dealt with in the small teaching groups, with advice from the Learning Support staff, who later withdraw children from class for one to one lessons. As shown below, we support a wide range of mild and moderate learning difficulties, including dysgraphia. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Oxford | 2021 | 8 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Radley College | 2021 | 5 | 4 | Academic Scholarship; Art Scholarship; Music Exhibition; Sports Exhibition |
| Winchester College | 2021 | 4 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Bradfield College | 2021 | 3 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Bryanston School | 2021 | 3 | 1 | Performing Arts Scholarship |
| Cheltenham College | 2021 | 3 | ||
| Wellington College | 2021 | 3 | ||
| Abingdon School | 2021 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| St Helen and St Katharine | 2021 | 2 | ||
| St Mary's Calne | 2021 | 2 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Bloxham School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Bredon School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Cokethorpe School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Dean Close School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Eton College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Headington School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Magdalen College School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Exhibition |
| Malvern College | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Marlborough College | 2021 | 1 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Our Lady's Abingdon School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Rugby School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Stowe School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Tudor Hall School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Uppingham School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| d'Overbroeck's | 2021 | 1 |
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