ACS Cobham International School A GSG School
- ACS Cobham International School
Portsmouth Road
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 1BL - Head: Mr Barnaby Sandow
- T 01932 867251
- F 01932 869789
- E cobhamadmissions@acs-schools.com
- W www.acs-schools.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 1,323; sixth formers: 360
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £13,230 - £32,030; Boarding £51,920 - £55,330 pa
- Open days: 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..
‘American-based, international best practice.’ School calls it a ‘bespoke education’ allowing students to meet academic aims and explore ‘much more’. One teacher energetically roused a room full of teens into a noisy, fun version of Che Che Kule (a Swahili song from Ghana not dissimilar to ‘head and shoulders, knees and toes’). Worthy, but fun too – we spotted one bunch of students giggling away while…
What the school says...
ACS Cobham is an international school (for day and boarding) located on the outskirts of London in Surrey set on 128 acres . Our bus service covers a wide area up to central London. ACS Cobham offers a broad based curriculum leading to completion of the high school diploma and the IB Diploma or AP programme. Please visit our website www.acs-schools.com for complete information on our school, including pictures, videos, virtual tours, details on curriculum, exam results and university placement. Applications to the school can be made on-line via the website. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
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
Since 2019, Barnaby Sandow, BEng (Durham) PGCE (Exeter). Previously principal at Jerudong International School in Brunei (and 14 years in the school). Former physics teacher (Abingdon and Stowe schools). Landing here (literally and metaphorically, given school's proximity to major airports) neatly blends his British independent school and international school credentials and befits his and his family’s (wife and children also within the school community) self-described status as ‘glocals’ (global locals), resonating with many families here.
Warm and welcoming, he is quick to engage in discussion on the value and importance of offering a quality-assured education (he is an accreditor with COBIS, ISI and BSO) but is also firm in his stance that the classroom is for children not assessors. His face positively glows when talking about the joy of teaching a...
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Special Education Needs
School's description of their SEN provision:
| 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) | |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Hill House | 2023 | 2 |
| St George’s School Windsor Castle | 2023 | 1 |
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