St Paul's Cathedral School A GSG School
- St Paul's Cathedral School
2 New Change
London
EC4M 9AD - Head: Mr Simon Larter-Evans
- T 020 7248 5156
- F 020 7329 6568
- E [email protected]
- W www.spcslondon.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: City of London
- Pupils: 252
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £14,733 - £15,861 pa; Boarding choristers £8,911 pa
- Open days: Autumn and spring term
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Everywhere we looked, we saw children who were confident, articulate, comfortable with wider learning. In a year 7 English lesson students had come up with their own scholarly questions about Shakespeare that they wanted to research:‘Did he copy work from Christopher Marlowe?’ Music-making here is inclusive – ‘It is the norm to sing in a choir or play instruments,’ confirmed one mother - but raised above the ordinary by the choristers...
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Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Sports
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2016, Simon Larter-Evans, previously head of boarding, housemaster and head of English at the Yehudi Menuhin School. He studied ballet at the Rambert Academy, then spent four years as principal dancer, performing in the UK and abroad. After 15 years working in commercial management, publishing and IT industries, he gained a first class degree as a mature student in English literature, drama, theatre and performance from the University of Surrey, and a PGCE from the Institute of Education. He has been a teacher of English and head of year 9 at St Edward’s School, Oxford, and a teacher of English and drama at Pangbourne College. He is married to Dawn, a director at Accenture, and they live ‘over the shop’ in a house within the school.
Friendly and approachable, he...
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Special Education Needs
We have one full-time Learning Support teacher.
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| More House School (London) | 2020 | 4 | ||
| North Bridge House Senior Canonbury | 2020 | 3 | ||
| The King's School Canterbury | 2020 | 3 | 3 | Music Scholarships(3) |
| University College School | 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| Whitgift School | 2020 | 3 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| City of London School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| City of London School for Girls | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Eltham College | 2020 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Francis Holland School, Regent's Park | 2020 | 2 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Rugby School | 2020 | 2 | 2 | Music Scholarships(2) |
| The Perse School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Blackheath High School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Bradfield College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Hampton School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Mill Hill School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Sandroyd School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St Dunstan's College | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Westminster School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Herne Hill School | 2020 | 1 |
| The Children's House School | 2020 | 1 |
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