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: 258
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £15,174 - £16,338 pa; Boarding choristers £9,178 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘You can try to decipher the Latin inscriptions in assembly if your mind wanders’, says one thoughtful child. How many children have the privilege, in weekly school assembly, of gazing up at mosaics in the quire? They also enthuse about the science lab, as much for the mobile fume cupboard (an unlikely gift from the PTA) as for the resident leopard gecko. Mudlarking on the banks of the Thames is a less obvious prep school discipline, until you see a teenage boy beam at the discovery of ‘disposable clay pipes with beautiful engraving’
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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 (50s). Eclectic career to date: trained at Rambert and became principal dancer with Janet Smith & Dancers then, via commercial management, to teaching. Prior to SPCS, head of boarding and head of English at The Yehudi Menuhin School. Parents value his accessibility: ‘If there’s anything simmering, tell me, call me,’ he says. ‘Charismatic’, ‘practical’ and ‘empathetic’ are some of the universally positive comments we heard. ‘He is credited with creating the ‘warm, family atmosphere’ conveyed, among other things, through interactive assemblies and his Friday letter. The letter covers thoughts on everything from tutoring (ok, if you have to, but let’s work together) to internet safety (devices handed in on arrival). ‘I don’t mind being wrong’, he says with disarming humility, ‘but we all need to try things out, make mistakes,...
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Special Education Needs
We have one full-time Learning Support teacher, [and one part-time].
| 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
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Herne Hill School | 2020 | 1 |
| The Children's House School | 2021 | 6 |
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