The Abbey Junior School A GSG School
- The Abbey Junior School
30 Christchurch Road
Reading
RG2 7AR - Head: Nisha Kaura
- T 01189 872256
- F 01189 871478
- E [email protected]
- W theabbey.co.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Reading
- Pupils: 270
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: £16,695 - £21,969 pa (last updated on 21/01/2025)
- Open days: October, March, May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: The Abbey School Reading
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A dash of internationalism permeates the progressive, cosmopolitan flavour of this school – over 40 languages are represented among the families (and teachers) here. The junior school’s maverick aim is to deliver the International Baccalaureate Organisation’s Primary Years Programme – a modern, integrated curriculum framework that will connect well with the senior school’s IB diploma programme. The junior school will be the only mainstream school in all of England to offer...
What the school says...
The Abbey Junior School offers a broad curriculum enriched by many workshops and trips (residential from Year 3). The atmosphere is friendly, lively, purposeful and fun.
Girls aged 3-5 join the Early Years Centre which was classed as Outstanding in every category by Ofsted who praised the stimulating, inspiring and fascinating environment.' Junior School girls have specialist teaching in Science, Music, Sport, ICT and Languages and take part in many clubs. There is before and after school care and a holiday club.
Most girls continue to The Abbey Senior School which is consistently a top academic performer at GCSE, A-level and IB, as well as offering many extra-curricular opportunities to pupils. ...Read more
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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 September 2020, Nisha Kaura BSc DMS APMP PGCE MEd (late 40s), previously deputy head. Educated at Nonsuch High School for Girls; read microbiology and biotechnology at Surrey which led to an initial 10-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Has been teaching at The Abbey since 2006 during which time she studied for her PGCE and a MEd in educational leadership. Describes herself as ‘both a product and a consumer of independent girls’ schooling,’ — in addition to being an employee thereof, of course. Was introduced to The Abbey via her two daughters who attended the school all the way through from nursery to sixth form (one currently reading medicine at Imperial, the other law at Bristol).
Serious and soft-spoken, but with a twinkle in her eye, she has worn...
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Special Education Needs
See senior school questionnaire. 10-09
| 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 |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
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| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
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| 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 |
|
| 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 |
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