Surbiton High Girls’ Preparatory School A GSG School
- Surbiton High Girls’ Preparatory School
95-97 Surbiton Road
Kingston
Surrey
KT1 2HW - Head: Mrs Louise McCabe-Arnold
- T 020 8439 1309
- F 020 8974 6293
- E [email protected]
- W www.surbitonhigh.com
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 4 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kingston-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 300
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £14,631 - £18,807 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Surbiton High School, Surbiton High Boys' Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
One of the defining features of the school is that the 11+ does not generate the anxiety, stress and mass tutoring that is so rife elsewhere. Meta learning encourages the girls to understand their own learning and learning processes and it was everywhere in evidence. Phenomenal sports ground a short distance away at Hinchley Wood. A few fixtures in year 2, but many from year 3. Girls are aware of the best players among their ranks despite...
What the school says...
Surbiton girls are happy, bright confident children who have space and freedom to explore the world around them. We encourage their curiosity, nurture their emerging talents, and promote their success in every endeavour. Surbiton High Girls' Preparatory School offers a broad and balanced curriculum that closely follows the National Curriculum. It is enhanced and enriched in order to provide every pupil the opportunity to reach her potential. There is specialist teaching for Music, French and PE and girls in Years 5 and 6 are also introduced to further subject-based teaching. The positive ethos and atmosphere within the school community is one of its many strengths. The pastoral care of the girls is considered vital in enabling them to succeed and be happy throughout their time at school. The good learning carried out in school is complemented by a wide variety of trips and visits to outside venues. ...Read more
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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.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2022, Louise McCabe-Arnold. Born and educated in Kent. Loved school, sport in particular. Degree in American history and politics (University of Leicester) followed by a stint teaching sailing and windsurfing in the Caribbean and Cayman Islands. Back to earth with a bit of a bump: PGCE, teaching practice (inner London) and then a job in Kent. The travel bug not yet sated, she accepted the position of head of maths at a large school in Abu Dhabi. Six years later, back to Kent and the start of an upward trajectory culminating in her appointment as head at Surbiton High Girls’ Prep and relocation to the area. Married to a maths teacher, hobbies still revolve around sport. ‘Being outside’ is a passion.
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Special Education Needs
A baseline assessment is undertaken when the girls join the school in Reception. This is followed by an end of Reception assessment. Children are also screened in Year 1 and Year 2 for dyslexic type problems. If a child is causing concern at any point, then individual assessments are also carried out. When necessary, a child might also be referred to an Educational Psychologist. If Learning Support is given to a pupil, as a result of assessments, then this is usually in the form of weekly 1:1 lessons or sometimes small group lessons. The School ethos is one of embracing a pupil's individuality, helping her to grow in self-confidence and self-worth. Those pupils with specific learning difficulties are no exception and are supported in a caring and practical way.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surbiton High School | 2023 | 42 | 17 | Academic Scholarships (8); Art Scholarships (2); Netball Scholarship; Music Scholarship; Gymnastics Scholarship; Performing Arts Scholarship; Tennis Scholarship; Skiing Scholarships (2) |
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