St John's Beaumont School A GSG School
- St John's Beaumont School
Priest Hill
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 2JN - Head: Mr Philip Barr
- T 01784 432428
- F 01784 494048
- E sjb.admissions@sjb.email
- W www.sjbwindsor.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 210
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £12,600 - £23,631; Boarding: £4,770-£12,000 pa
- Open days: February, May, September
- 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..
School trumpets its 70-acres at the entrance (and why not, when various local preps have so much less?), the expansive grounds and stellar tennis courts unmissable as you approach. While other preps in Windsor have moved away from CE, there’s no danger of that here: 'I still don’t think there’s anything as good in terms of rigour,' says head. Academic rigour and test preparation is still a cornerstone. A beautiful glass-walled art room felt like an atelier on our visit, as children made...
What the school says...
St John’s Beaumont is a day and boarding preparatory school for girls and boys aged 3-13.
St John’s is the oldest purpose-built preparatory school in the country, founded in 1888 and combining the rich tradition of Jesuit education with the best modern teaching techniques and technology can offer. Our pupils leave St John’s aged 13 and move to some of the country’s finest schools, but more importantly do so as confident, aspirational and resilient young people, aware of their own potential and their ability to leave a positive impression on the lives of others. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since August 2023, Philip Barr, who studied PE and maths at St Mary’s University Twickenham, followed by an MA in Catholic education and leadership – a textbook training for a Jesuit prep school head. A respected former deputy of the school, he is back after a spell as head at Donhead Prep – ‘it felt like a homecoming’ – restoring stability after a hiatus in which the former head and two other senior staff decided to leave (for unrelated reasons), and a period with an interim head. Parents are effusive about him: ‘He’s off the charts – the school feels a different place to a year ago, and he’s prepared to embrace change.’
We found him commendably frank, very empathetic and with clear objectives around high performance learning, STEAM development and...
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Special Education Needs
The school has its own SEN unit, the Campion Unit, which assesses the needs of pupils in the school and assists them as appropriate. The school can help pupils with mild dyslexia or dyspraxia. Differentiation is a necessary part of the teachers' work in the school which is designed to help pupils with a difficulty or those who are particularly gifted. Academically gifted children are also placed in a small class for Years 7 and 8. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Harrow School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Reading Blue Coat School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Wellington College | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Millfield School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Sevenoaks School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Windsor Boys' School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Tonbridge School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Winchester College | 2023 | 1 |
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