The Glasgow Academy A GSG School
- The Glasgow Academy
Colebrooke Street
Glasgow
G12 8HE - Head: Matthew K Pearce
- T 01413 425494
- F 01413 373473
- E enquiries@tga.org.uk
- W www.theglasgowacademy.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Glasgow City
- Pupils: 1,622; sixth formers: 111
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £10,890 - £14,850 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Solid intake of pupils from middle class parents, but this is still Glasgow – ‘parents are not afraid to tell you what they think.’ The contemporary Saunders Centre would tempt even the most reluctant of pupils to pursue science, with its 15 incredible labs. Games and outdoor pursuits are a big deal; one knows this is true when the director of sport, who we chatted to in the playground, is a former Olympian...
What the school says...
An interesting feature of The Academy is the fact that we have three Prep schools in different areas of Glasgow. We have two small schools for younger children (3-9 years) on the north - The Glasgow Academy, Milngavie - and the south - Dairsie in Newlands - of the city. Parents can choose to have their youngest children educated locally until they join the main Prep School at Kelvinbridge. ...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
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Rector
Since August 2019, Matthew Pearce BA Cert Ed (40s). Previously depute rector for four years and before that deputy head at Bishopsbriggs Academy for five years, having originally joined the school as head of English in 2008. Has also taught at St Luke’s High School, Barrhead, where he was principle teacher for enterprise in education. Educated at The King’s School, Worcester, and graduated in Eng lit from Durham before moving to Glasgow to do his teacher training at Strathclyde. Completed the Scottish College of Educational Leadership’s Into Headship qualification last year at Glasgow University. Out of school, he enjoys family time and pursuing his love of sport, health and fitness, literature and music.
Head of all three prep schools (Kelvinbridge, Milngavie and Newlands) since 2017, Sandy Mathewson. BEd in primary education...
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Special Education Needs
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| 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 | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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