Amesbury A GSG School
- Amesbury
Hazel Grove
Hindhead
Surrey
GU26 6BL - Head: Mr Gavin Franklin
- T 01428 604322
- F 01428 607715
- E H.Gustard@amesburyschool.co.uk
- W www.amesburyschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 355
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £12,825 - £19,830 pa
- Open days: Saturday 14th October
- 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..
No performative values plastered on walls - they’re dismissed by head ‘as just for inspections’. Instead school irradiates an atmosphere of straight-forward decency and mutual respect - illustrated nicely by year group charters jointly agreed between pupils and teachers. Pupils are at ease with adults. Unguarded and unpretentious, ‘they know how lucky they are, that something special is going on here’, says school. There’s no ties or blazers, ‘it’s just not Amesbury’ say parents who admit with pride that...
What the school says...
Amesbury was founded in 1870 and is the oldest preparatory school in the Haslemere / Hindhead area on the Surrey/West Sussex/Hampshire boarders. The school educates boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 13. Pupils move on to the best senior day and boarding schools in the UK.
In the previous decade, we have invested over £5m in the school's estate. Our excellent facilities extend the range of opportunities on offer to children, help to raise expectations and they are an outstanding resource for our valued Common Room.
Our chapel choir robes in red by royal consent and we are the only school to have a Grade 2* Listed Lutyens building designed specifically as a school.
Our history reflects our appetite for innovation and future thinking. Amesbury was one of the first schools in the country to ban corporal punishment and open a Pre-Prep Department, along with an on-site Learning Support Department. Ensuring our pupils are future ready with technology is an important part of modern day education and one that is highly regarded at Amesbury.
We provide each pupil from Year 5 onwards with their own laptop for school use. This technique of working is balanced with more traditional methods of learning, to provide a bespoke educational journey. Our integrated learning environments allow our pupils to work in a flexible and collaborative way within the classroom, facilitating both teamwork and leadership.
Amesbury was also an early adopter of the Pre Senior Baccalaureate (PSB). The PSB provides our pupils with a flexible curriculum and focuses more precisely on developing the skills and aptitudes that will best prepare children for the challenges of adolescence and beyond.
This deep rooted understanding of who we are and where we have come from is the firm foundation on which the school continues to thrive today.
Whole School Open Mornings run in February, May and October, with Pre-Nursery, Nursery, and Reception specific Open Mornings running in November and June.
Please contact Liz Wright on l.wright@amesburyschool.co.uk or 01428 604322 ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Jon Whybrow
Since September 2023, Gavin Franklin, previously head of Wellesley House and before that, housemaster at Wellington College, where he also taught English and was master in charge of cricket. Educated at Malvern College and Durham University, and a former professional cricketer with Warwickshire and ECB Level 4 Coach, he also spent five years working in elite player development at the Oval for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving into teaching. In his spare time, he enjoys promoting junior golf and cricket in a voluntary capacity. His wife, Claire, is also a Durham graduate and qualified teacher. They have two sons, William and Sammy.
Entrance
From pre-nursery (now from 9 months) to year 4 entry is through registration, plus visit. No formal assessment ‘as long as they are not biting everybody,’ but head is insistent that...
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Special Education Needs
At Amesbury our learning support department assists a range of pupils, and in particular we have Helen Arkell trained support teachers who specialise mainly in the areas of dyslexia and dyscalculia. In-class support can vary from small groups to one-to-one support depending on the level of need. Timetabled support is overseen by the head of SEND, head of English and head of maths. The head of SEND can also put parents in touch with registered educational psychologists, child psychologists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists, if an assessment of a pupil's learning or emotional need is necessary. At Amesbury we also cater for any additional access arrangements that a pupil may need in their exams, based on an up-to-date educational psychology assessment.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| 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 | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford College | 2023 | 13 | 2 | 2 sports scholarships |
| Churcher's College | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 academic scholarship |
| Cranleigh School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 sports scholarship |
| Lord Wandsworth College | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 drama scholarshiup, 1 dance scholarship |
| Charterhouse | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Ditcham Park School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 academic scholarship |
| King Edward's School Witley | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Bohunt School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Bryanston School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Frensham Heights | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Prior's Field | 2023 | 1 | 1 | academic scholarship |
| Wellington School | 2023 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| St Hilary's School | 2023 | 1 |
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