The Paragon School A GSG School
- The Paragon School
Lyncombe House
Lyncombe Vale
Bath
Somerset
BA2 4LT - Head: Rosie Allen
- T 01225 310837
- F 01225 427980
- E paragon@priorparkschools.com
- W www.paragonschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils: 250
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £11,340 - £12,933 pa
- Open days: Open days throughout the year and families are welcome to make an appointment to visit at any time.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Prior Park College
What The Good Schools Guide says..
For any metropolitan migrators to Bath, dropping your child at this sylvan idyll must bring home why it was all worth it. Squirrels (the pre-school that caters for rising 3s and 4-year-olds) were climbing sprawling tree trunks to collect autumn leaves when we visited. Meanwhile, Forest School gets all ages den building, foraging and learning other bushcraft skills. All teachers take advantage of the grounds in one way or another – ‘You probably remember climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with me in the playground,’ said a teacher to one of our guides on his way to instructing a class of wellie-clad year 4s on...
What the school says...
Many factors help create the distinctive Paragon Atmosphere. Our emphasis on laughter and having fun; on being stimulated and inspired; the way we bring our lessons alive; our Christian ethos and strong moral framework; our caring atmosphere; being based in a beautiful Georgian house with stunning grounds and woodland; the way we involve parents and members of the local community. It's these and much more.
We're proud of our consistently impressive academic results but we strive for much more than success in exams. We believe in nurturing and developing the whole child intellectually, physically, spiritually as well as emotionally. As W B Yeats said: Education is not the filling a bucket but the lighting of a fire. We want to light a fire that will burn brightly, lighting up your child's life long after they have left The Paragon. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of School
Since 2020, Rosie Allen, previously head (and co-founder) at Radnor House (and still a non-executive director of the Radnor House Schools Group). Educated at South Hampstead High, read history at Nottingham. Kicked off her teaching career at Mill Hill County High before moving into preps including The Hall, Hampstead and Sherborne Prep, where she was deputy head (academic). Married to David with a son and a daughter, both at the school.
Graceful and glam, she looks right at home in what must be the most feminine head’s office we’ve seen, complete with pink velvet sofas. Tasteful framed pupil artwork adorns the walls; dainty antique furniture and fresh flowers add elegance. Sharp-witted, straight-talking and easy-going, she’s a natural with the pupils – weaving in and out of tables at lunch,...
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Special Education Needs
Provision for children with special educational needs is a matter for the school as a whole. This also takes account of the exceptionally able child who will have his or her own needs, for which the class teacher will make provision through extension activities. If the progress and behaviour of a pupil has cause for concern, the pupil will be monitored, assessed by Head of Learning Support and may be registered to receive Learning Support. Provision varies between in-class support and/or withdrawal for a number of sessions each week.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Park College | 2023 | 23 | 10 | |
| King Edward's School (Bath) | 2023 | 11 | 6 | |
| Royal High School Bath | 2023 | 5 | 3 | |
| Kingswood School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| St Mary's Calne | 2023 | 1 |
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