University College School Junior Branch A GSG School
- University College School Junior Branch
11 Holly Hill
London
NW3 6QN - Head: Mr Lewis Hayward
- T 020 7435 3068
- F 020 7435 7332
- E [email protected]
- W www.ucs.org.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 7 to 11 with linked senior and pre-prep schools
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Camden
- Pupils: 254
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £19,494 pa
- Open days: June, September and October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: University College School, University College School Pre-Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Academic excellence is a given, and the children here are sponges who mop up everything intellectual, cultural, esoteric, thrown at them. Staff (described as ‘cool’, ‘fun’ and ‘with great energy’) tend to stay for the long haul – even the so-called newbies have been here four or five years. For a cramped London prep, the extracurricular offering is astonishing. Before school, at lunchtimes and after school there are clubs galore, with boys encouraged to set up their own (‘although...
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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
Headmaster of Junior
Since 2014, Lewis Hayward MA Oxon MA ed management (OU) PCGE, a classicist (40s). An interesting former life - he began his teaching life in EFL in Nairobi and Saudi. Thence to the relative quiet of Holmewood House and Highfield preps' classics depts until he left for Highgate School in 2009, where he became deputy principal.
Plan A was to become an author; chose teaching because he thought there would be enough spare time for the writing. Surprised himself by taking to the world of education like a duck to water, although happily does ‘manage a bit of writing too’ – though we’re not sure when given that he’s up at 4.50am every day, running nine miles as part of his commute from south London before arriving at school...
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Special Education Needs
There is currently one full time Learning Support Specialist in the Senior School. Pupils are screened for dyslexia on entry to the school. Progress of pupils with specific learning difficulties is monitored and reviewed at regular intervals. Individual support by withdrawal from lessons is offered in short blocks (usually 6 sessions) aimed at remediating specific areas of difficulty. If long-term, continuous support is required parents are advised of contacts outside the school. Once admitted to the school, children are assessed and, where necessary, given support specifically in English, Maths and general organisation. The number requiring support each year is minimal.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School | 2020 | 1 | |
| University College School | 2020 | 98% to senior school |
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