The New Beacon School A GSG School
- The New Beacon School
Brittains Lane
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 2PB - Head: Mrs Sarah Brownsdon
- T 01732 452131
- F 01732 459509
- E [email protected]
- W www.newbeacon.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 3 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Kent
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 350
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £14,205 - £20,400 pa
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The school works hard to develop confidence and self-belief and is good at spotting potential and manners, kindness and respect are the keystones of its ethos. The school is proud of its academic tradition and has high standards and expectations but boys do not feel ‘over-pushed’. Sporting etiquette taken seriously and woe betide…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since April 2023, Sarah Brownsdon, previously senior deputy head of Dulwich Prep London. She has more than 15 years of senior leadership experience in all-boys preps and is married with two teenage sons.
Educated at Walthamstow Hall, she studied French at the University of Southampton before completing her PGCE at Cambridge and her master’s degree at Université Stendhal in Grenoble.
Entrance
Nursery with 24 places, available for children aged 3+. Most boys join in reception where entrance is non-selective and on a first come, first served basis. Tends to be oversubscribed so worth registering boys as soon as possible – occasionally a third reception class can be added if there is space. About 60 per cent of boys do the full nine years. Selective entry from year 3 with testing in reading, reasoning...
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