Sutton Valence School A GSG School
- Sutton Valence School
North Street
Sutton Valence
Kent
ME17 3HL - Head: Mr B Grindlay
- T 01622 845200
- F 01622 844103
- E [email protected]
- W www.svs.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked prep school.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 550; sixth formers: 178
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £17,850 - £22,155; Boarding £30,510 - £34,815 pa
- Open days: September, October and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Sutton Valence Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Excellence, endeavour and discipline are the buzzwords of the Sutton Valence sports department and everyone expected to aim for their personal best. The top 30 per cent can be stretched and achieve A* and A grades, for others a C is a brilliant achievement. The school is small enough for everyone to know everyone else...
What the school says...
Pupils have been inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Sutton Valence School since 1576. One of our greatest strengths is the relationship we foster between all of our community: staff, pupils and their families. By maintaining this triangle of communication between the School, the pupil and the parents we are able to achieve so much more for the children and to support them in exceeding their potential.
We offer a broad, challenging curriculum, flexibly delivered to suit the needs of all pupils, which is enriched by an outstanding range of co-curricular activities. The combination of outstanding teaching and consistent effort by our pupils brings enviable results; Top 10% of schools for value added at A Level. ...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.
Sports
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2009, Bruce Grindlay MA (Cantab) MusB FRCO (50ish). His family emigrated to Canada when he was 14 and he returned to England to take up an organ scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He started his teaching career at Bedford School, where he was head of chapel music and housemaster, before taking up the post of director of music at Christ’s Hospital in 2001. He is married to Elizabeth (Lilla), whom he met at Cambridge. She has a PhD in English from UCL, where she lectures, teaches some A level English and is in charge of the academic scholars. They have two children at university (Oxford and Edinburgh).
They live in a house in the grounds, go to the theatre and opera whenever they can, and spend the holidays at their...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The whole staff are accustomed to teaching pupils with mild dyslexia. Support and special lessons are provided as needed by a small Learning Support Department of qualified specialists. Communication between this department and mainstream teaching is good, and it is happily accepted that children sometimes develop an especial confidence in Learning Support Staff.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough House School | 2020 | 7 | 6 | Drama Scholarship; Sports Scholarships(2); Academic Scholarship(2); Design Technology Scholarship Sports Exhibition |
| Saint Ronan's School | 2020 | 8 | 8 | Sports Scholarships(6); Drama Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
| Sevenoaks Preparatory School | 2020 | 4 | 1 | Sport Scholarship |
| The Schools at Somerhill | 2020 | 3 |
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