St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire A GSG School
- St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire
Carswell Manor
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 8PT - Head: Mr David Griffiths
- T 01367 870700
- F 01367 870707
- E registrar@st-hughs.co.uk
- W www.st-hughs.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and North Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 340
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £14,490 - £25,050; Weekly boarding + £5,340 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Performing arts and debating a particular strength and seen as key skills in confidence building. Much time spent outside in all weathers, with waterproof trousers and wellies on the uniform list. A parent from London describes the lack of pressure and stress at the school, noting ‘St Hugh’s is more relaxed than London, but the same stuff gets done.’ And yes, there is something…
What the school says...
At St Hugh's we are committed to children's broader personal development as well as their preparation for scholarship and common entrance examinations to senior independent schools. We are a leading co-educational, day and boarding school with 352 boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 13, sited in and around a Jacobean manor house with extensive, wooded grounds and excellent, modern educational facilities. St Hugh's is a very special place and we warmly invite you to come and see why. ...Read more
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2023, David Griffiths, previously head of Old Buckenham Hall. Prior to that he was head of Daneshill School and before that deputy and acting head of St John’s-on-the-Hill (Dean Close). Read history at Cardiff, followed by a PGCE, then taught at Llanishen High, Howell’s School GDST and Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls, where he met his teacher wife Becky.
Out of school, he has a serious interest in photography, plays the guitar and is a big rugby fan.
Entrance
Non-selective. Early registration is recommended as priority is based on the date of registration (although school will do its best to accommodate families). Taster days for prospective pupils include assessments in English and maths for entry into year 3 and above. Majority join in reception (28 places) though pupils can be integrated...
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Special Education Needs
At St Hugh's, children of all ages receive extra support if any area of their learning is of concern. We have small classes throughout the school which means that all children's needs can be supported and catered for, whether they are gifted and need extension, or need extra support to enable them to cope with the curriculum. The Prep-Prep department has a qualified learning support assistant who can give extra help to individuals or small groups of children. As they move through the school, specific concerns are first dealt with in the small teaching groups, with advice from the Learning Support staff, who later withdraw children from class for one to one lessons. As shown below, we support a wide range of mild and moderate learning difficulties, including dysgraphia. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| 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 | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cokethorpe School | 2023 | 11 | 2 | Sports Scholarships (2) |
| St Edward's Oxford | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Radley College | 2023 | 3 | 3 | Academic Scholarship; Sports Scholarships (2) |
| Bloxham School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Brighton College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Bryanston School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Dean Close School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Headington Rye Oxford | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Marlborough College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Pangbourne College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Rugby School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Mary's Calne | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Stowe School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Westonbirt School | 2023 | 1 | All Rounder Scholarship |
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