The High School of Glasgow A GSG School
- The High School of Glasgow
637 Crow Road
Glasgow
G13 1PL - Head: Mr J O'Neill
- T 01419 549628
- F 01414 355708
- E rector@hsog.co.uk
- W www.highschool…fglasgow.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Glasgow City
- Pupils: 968; sixth formers: 94
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £12,477 - £16,959 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Once a high achieving grammar school, HSOG still gives off that smart blazer vibe of hard-working academia. Novel teaching methods abound. The junior school are already using the AI based tool, ‘Century Tech,’ to help children in J4-6 progress faster in maths: ‘It’s been incredibly helpful so far, especially in terms of challenging more able children.’ There are a whopping 120 clubs and societies between the junior and senior schools, ranging from medsoc to astronomy and jazz. One parent told us, ‘I was blown away by my daughter - she does nothing at home, but once at school she crochets, she plays the violin, she plays badminton, it’s amazing.’ According to the rector, every department in the school runs...
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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
Rector
Since 2015, John O’Neill, previously senior deputy rector for 11 years. MA in medieval and modern history from Glasgow University, then PGCE from St Andrew’s College of Education. Married to a solicitor, he has one son who has come through the school from kindergarten to sixth form and ‘is dyslexic, as am I’.
Bright, articulate and engaging, he loves to talk (we were warned!). He found his initial education mojo as a teacher and housemaster at Merchiston Castle boarding school for boys: ‘I really appreciated the holistic education that a boarding school could offer and I had to think long and hard about returning to a day school.’ But HSOG has not disappointed: ‘I absolutely love this school and the rounded quality of the education is as close to the...
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Special Education Needs
The High School of Glasgow Junior and Senior Schools have members of staff with appropriate training who offer Learning Support to pupils with certain identified learning difficulties. Most of these are youngsters with mild dyslexia, dysmetria (lack of coordination of movement), or dyspraxia. We do not have the wide range of resources available in a school which specialises in assisting youngsters with major learning difficulties, but the Rector and the Head Teacher of the Junior School would be pleased to explain to prospective parents what levels of support the School is able to offer. The school buildings have been adapted to provide access to youngsters with physical disabilities.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| 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 | 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 | |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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