Terrington Hall School A GSG School
- Terrington Hall School
Terrington
York
North Yorkshire
YO60 6PR - Head: Mr Huw Thomas
- T 01653 648227
- F 01653 648 458
- E [email protected]
- W www.terringtonhall.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: North Yorkshire
- Pupils: 191
- Religion: Multi-faith
- Fees: Day £12,234 - £21,057; Boarding £25,590 pa (flexi £32 per night) (last updated on 21/01/2025)
- Open days: Twice a year, plus tours by appointment.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pupils told us they feel well cared for, ‘We get wellbeing checks every day. You put a note on the teacher’s desk in the morning and if you aren’t feeling happy someone will have a chat to you.’ Team sport is completely inclusive and school says, ‘Every child in school represents us in all sports.’ Although there is no assembly hall or dedicated performance space there is a real enthusiasm for drama here. As we visited there was a huge buzz about the upcoming production of the Lion King to be performed in a nearby school’s purpose built theatre and including super masks that would not be out of place on…
What the school says...
Beautifully situated preparatory school close to York with small classes and friendly but purposeful atmosphere. We provide a kind and nurturing environment where children enjoy finding their passions, discovering their strengths and making lifelong friendships. Our aim is to provide an environment that expands every child's horizons through the best co-educational preparatory education, with opportunity, happiness and community at its core. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2024 Huw Thomas, BSc. Mostly educated in Swansea then sixth form at Christ’s College Brecon on a sports scholarship. Degree in exercise and sports science from St Luke’s Exeter during which he was a semi professional rugby player. ‘I was never going to teach, I was going to play rugby.’ However this career was cut short by injury and after graduation he worked as a sports graduate at Blundell’s before taking up a permanent post and teaching PE there for 11 years. A move to Glenalmond as housemaster and director of rugby led him to Sherborne prep as director of sport and director of operations and co-curricular, and then Plymouth College as head of prep. The move to Terrington was driven by a desire to lead his own ship. Rugby’s loss definitely seems...
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Special Education Needs
Our priority is to ensure that all children at Terrington Hall achieve their full potential with positivity, confidence and self-esteem. Our resources are centred around the Learning Support Hub - a bright, warm and welcoming classroom staffed by our special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) and a part time teaching assistant. They work across the academic departments to provide and plan support for all children. This may include targeted interventions, online intervention programmes, classroom support, and small group work. We work closely with children, their parents and our staff team to ensure that learning support is positive and personal. We believe in inclusion and seek to provide a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum that provides equal opportunities for all. Treating every child as an individual is important to us and we welcome all children with learning support needs as long as our staff team can provide them with the support they require.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
|
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampleforth College | 2024 | 7 | 4 | Sports Scholarships (2); Academic Scholarship; Drama Scholarship |
| Bootham School | 2024 | 4 | ||
| Scarborough College | 2024 | 4 | 3 | Academic Scholarship; All Rounder Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| St Peter's School, York | 2024 | 4 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Oundle School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Oundle Scholarship |
| Pocklington School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Shrewsbury School | 2024 | 1 | 2 | Sir Michael Palin All-Rounder Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
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