The Paragon School, Bath | The Good Schools Guide

The Paragon School
Lyncombe House
Lyncombe Vale
Bath
Somerset
BA2 4LT
Head: Mr Andrew Harvey
T 01225 310837
F 01225 427980
E admissions.parago…iorparkschools.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: 271
Religion: Christian
Fees: £8,745 - £10,500 pa
Open days: Open days throughout the year and parents welcome to make an appointment to visit 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..

There are eight acres of grounds but not in the sense of lawns and pitches: instead hills and trees, enough grass for a running track for sports day and games and a dingly dell full of wild garlic and bug hotels. Wellies are essential kit. Not only is the art wonderfully vibrant and diverse, meticulously conceived and taken up with great skill and enthusiasm by the children, it’s so sophisticated as to be highly covetable. This is a Christian school...

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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 morale 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 its 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 in not filling a bucket but lighting a fire. We want to light a fire that will burn brightly, lighting up your childs life long after they have left The Paragon. ...Read more

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Headmaster

Since 2012, Andrew Harvey (40s) BA PGCE. Brought up and educated in Dorset (Milton Abbey), he taught briefly before joining the Royal Dragoon Guards for three years, ‘mainly for the rugby, but also the leadership values’; though he always intended to return to teaching. His career was forged in prep schools (most recently Lambrook where he was deputy head) except for a stint as head of pastoral care at Sherfield School. The unstuffy atmosphere and Bath location appealed to him, but it was the fact that he and his wife, Anna, felt it would be ideal for their two daughters that swung it.

Parents are fans, telling us: ‘Really excellent. Unafraid to make bold or tough decisions where needed – that’s been obvious in some of the staff who’ve moved...

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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. 10-09

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