St James Senior Boys' School, Ashford | The Good Schools Guide

St James Senior Boys' School
Church Road
Ashford
Surrey
TW15 3DZ
Head: Mr David Brazier
T 01784 266930
F 01784 266938
E admissions@stjamesboys.co.uk
W www.stjamesboys.co.uk
A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 11 to 19
Boarding: No
Local authority: Surrey
Pupils: 390
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: £17,280 pa
Open days: October
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Linked schools: St James Senior Girls' School, St James Junior School

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Although not as distinctive and different as it was in the SES-focused days of old, this relatively small school is still set apart from the norm, with spiritual principles influencing every aspect of curricular and extracurricular life. That’s not to say it isn’t academic – the current head makes sure of it - but, as one parent put it, ‘It’s not a school that makes boys who don’t have academic excellence feel any less of a person.’ In short, it’s all about the individual...

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What the school says...

St James Senior Boys School in Ashford, Surrey, offers a distinctive education, uniting a philosophical approach to the development of life-skills with academic excellence. The approach aims to unfold the twin powers of love and reason so that a boy may grow into a man who knows what he thinks, does what he says and is a friend to all. The school selects boys on the basis of the interview with the Headmaster; the exam results are considered to give only a partial picture of the candidate's suitability - character, interests and ability to speak about them, thoughtfulness, curiosity, brightness and cheerfulness are strong pointers. ...Read more

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Headmaster

Since September 2013, Mr David Brazier BA MSc PGCE. Studied English and American literature at the University of Kent and has an MSc from Reading University. He joined St James from six years as head of Long Close School, Slough, where application numbers tripled during his reign (and which some boys left to follow him to St James). Prior to this, he was head of English and drama at Crosfields School in Reading and assistant headmaster at Davenies in Beaconsfield, Bucks.

Chatty, warm and amiable, but not a man who’s afraid to big himself up, he makes no secret of his clear intention to dramatically advance the school, particularly academically. ‘The previous head was Margaret Thatcher’s speechwriter, so he wasn’t an educator, whereas my background is in school improvement,’ he says....

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Special Education Needs

St James provides a special educational support programme where necessary. Tutorial sessions and in-class support may be arranged. Close communication between deputy headmaster, form master, SENCo and parents is required for this; arrangements will be co-ordinated thereafter. We provide a baseline level of care after which we ask parents for a contribution towards additional learning support costs. The headmaster, parents and SENCo will discuss fees for these additional arrangements.

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)	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
Not Applicable
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty	Y
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	Y
VI - Visual Impairment

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