The Elms School A GSG School
- The Elms School
Colwall
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR13 6EF - Head: Mr Chris Hattam
- T 01684 540344
- F 01684 541174
- E [email protected]
- W www.elmsschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Herefordshire
- Pupils: 168
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £7,965 - £14,985; Boarding £23,055 - £26,130 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A school with progressive leadership, ambitious staff, eager minded children and a generous helping of fresh air. The school’s unique selling point is its farm, right at the heart of the site and fully integrated into daily life. The farm ‘gets children outside and involved’. Arrive early and you can muck out, bring the ponies in from the fields, collect eggs and feed the animals, all before 8am. No apologies for…
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School associations
Montessori school
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Chris Hattam BA (in comparative religion from Edinburgh), MA (in community justice from Manchester). Educated at Sherborne where he met his wife, Jess, who was at Sherborne Girls and who now works as the school registrar. Unconventional route to teaching via some frustrating years in the probation service – ‘red tape meant you couldn’t do anything’. Studied graduate teaching programme while working at Sedbergh where he remained for 14 years, teaching PSHE, RS, philosophy and ethics. Also served eight years as housemaster – ‘a privilege’. Straight into headship at The Elms, ignoring the deputy rung on the ladder on the advice of friends and colleagues – ‘Chris, you’d be bored within two years.’
Amiable, ambitious and brimming with ideas, he is one of those people that makes you...
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Special Education Needs
The school intentionally includes a wide ability range including SEN and gifted children who receive support, either individually, or within the usual teaching environment, according to individual requirements.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern College | 2021 | 5 | 2 | Sports Scholarship (2); Drama and Musical Theatre Scholarship |
| Rugby School | 2021 | 4 | 1 | DT Scholarship |
| King's College (Taunton) | 2021 | 3 | 2 | Sports Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
| Shrewsbury School | 2021 | 3 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Bredon School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Cheltenham College | 2021 | 2 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Dean Close School | 2020 | 2 | 2 | Sports Scholarships (2) |
| Hereford Cathedral School | 2021 | 2 | ||
| Cheltenham Ladies' College | 2021 | 1 | 2 | Art Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| Eton College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Gordonstoun | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Marlborough College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Moreton Hall School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Pangbourne College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Radley College | 2021 | 1 | ||
| St Mary's Calne | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Tudor Hall School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Uppingham School | 2020 | 1 |
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