The Croft Preparatory School A GSG School
- The Croft Preparatory School
Alveston Hill
Loxley Road
Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 7RL - Head: Mr M Cook
- T 01789 293795
- F 01789 414960
- E [email protected]
- W www.croftschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Warwickshire
- Pupils: 344
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £12,300 - £15,300 pa
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Headmaster greets us with an open smile and the sort of enthusiastic handshake you might expect from a six foot four, ex professional rugby player. ‘It’s about challenging every child to become the best version of themselves,’ he says of his school. Science provision is superb. Parents rate drama as ‘outstanding’. Strong, inclusive sports programme. Accredited Forest School with dens, nature walks, bug area and characterful covered classroom. School’s core values (friendship and trust, respect, growth mindset, resilience, creativity and excellence) are its foundation, literally worn by pupils as a head shaped badge of honour...
What the school says...
The Croft is a lively, creative place to be, with impressive facilities and an excellent record of academic success at 11 years. It has a reputation for sound educational values and integrity, as well as a delightful, slightly quirky ethos and characterful atmosphere. A rich curriculum, in which art, music, sport, foreign languages, dance and drama feature, is highly valued. There is a feeling of fun and purpose which resonates throughout the School, and the sound of children singing enhances the lives of everyone who works in this happy, family school. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2012, Marcus Cook (40s). Grew up in Sussex near Ashdown Forest (inspiration for A A Milne’s hundred acre wood). A talented rugby player, he studied sports science at Bedford College where he met his wife, Gemma. Unsure where burgeoning rugby career would lead, his mother, an early years teacher, ‘wonderful with children,’ suggested placement at a primary school. Realising he was destined to teach, he headed to Loughborough for a PGCE. First post was in Market Harborough at an upper school while at the same time playing fullback at the highest level for Bedford Blues – sounds exhausting. A contract to play for Dijon then Lyon drew him across the Channel, but the recently professionalised game lacked structure and he returned to the midlands to teach at Emscote Lawn then Arden Lawn. Here...
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Special Education Needs
None
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's High School | 2024 | 14 | 4 | Academic Scholarship; Art Scholarship; Drama Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| Princethorpe College | 2024 | 8 | 4 | Academic Scholarship; Art Scholarship; Music Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| Warwick School | 2024 | 7 | ||
| Stratford Girls' Grammar School | 2024 | 4 | ||
| Bloxham School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Kingham Hill School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Shipston High School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Stratford Upon Avon School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Alcester Grammar School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| King Edward VI School (Stratford-upon-Avon) | 2024 | 2 | ||
| The Kingsley School | 2024 | 2 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Alcester Academy | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Kineton High School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| RGS Worcester | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Sibford School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Solihull School | 2024 | 1 |
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