The Paragon School A GSG School
- 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: 270
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £9,255 - £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
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Prior Park College
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Its seven and a half secluded acres comprise pitches, both Astro and grass, a conventional playground for younger children but – gloriously - masses of wooded slopes too, complete with a yurt and a tepee. Head, parents and children all very keen on outdoor learning; the school really lives it (eg acting out scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry). Sport is a serious matter, and even the tiniest children are taught the basic skills of the major sports. ‘Rounders is a silly game,’ says head, so is keen to introduce cricket to the girls, and has recently appointed a head of girls’ games to beef them up...
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
What the parents say...
No comments received for The Paragon School
Please login to post a comment.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2012, Andrew Harvey BA PGCE (late 30s). Brought up and educated in Dorset (Milton Abbey) with a degree in history and theology from the University of Derby, 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; ‘I’d conk out if I did it for 40 years, though’. Mr Harvey’s career has been forged in prep schools (most recently Lambrook), except for a stint as head of pastoral care at Sherfield School, and it is here that he appears to feel most at home. The unstuffy atmosphere and Bath location of The Paragon appealed to him, but it was the fact that he and his wife Anna thought it would be the ideal...
Subscribe now for instant access to read The Good Schools Guide review.
Already subscribed? Login here.
Zoopla sale properties Zoopla rent properties Hide Zoopla markers
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Park College | 2018 | 24 | 13 | Sport Exhibitions (2); Creative Design Exhibitions (3); Maths Exhibitions (2); Academic Scholarship; Academic Exhibition; DT Exhibition; Sports Award; Music Scholarship; Drama Scholarship |
| King Edward's School (Bath) | 2018 | 7 | 4 | Art Scholarships (2); Academic Scholarship; Drama Scholarship |
| Beechen Cliff School | 2018 | 3 | ||
| Kingswood School | 2018 | 2 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; DT Scholarship |
| Royal High School, Bath | 2018 | 2 | 3 | Art Scholarship; Music Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| Monkton Combe School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Sexey's School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| The Clarendon Academy | 2018 | 1 |
Subscribe for instant access to in-depth reviews, data and catchment:
☑ 30,000 Independent, state and special schools in our parent-friendly interactive directory
☑ Instant access to in-depth UK school reviews
☑ Which schools pupils come from and go onto
☑ Honest, opinionated and fearless independent reviews of over 1,000 schools
☑ Independent tutor company reviews
Try before you buy - The Charter School Southwark
The Good Schools Guide newsletter
Educational insight in your inbox. Sign up for our popular newsletters.