Westbourne House School A GSG School
- Westbourne House School
Shopwyke
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 2BH - Head: Mr Martin Barker
- T 01243 782739
- F 01243 770759
- E office@westbournehouse.org
- W www.westbournehouse.org
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2. to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Sussex
- Pupils: 403
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £10,644 - £17,985; Boarding £19,305 - £24,015 pa
- Open days: Please refer to school website
- 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..
Children love it here – their favourite parts are the communal ones – form rooms, chapel, the millennium hall, picnics after Saturday morning lessons, BBQ night in the summer – the astounding attraction of a sausage in a bun! Breadth in the curriculum, backed up by good facilities – plans afoot to make them fantastic. The risk with such a range of well-supported subjects (and the results to match them) is choice and activity overload, no space left for aimless mucking around…
What the school says...
Ongoing development at Westbourne House School continues, along with the introduction of full boarding. The Pre-Prep has recently been expanded to take in a brand new ICT/Library suite and Early Years play area.
What the parents say...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since April 2011, Mr Martin Barker BEd Exeter (40s), four years as deputy before – previously at Papplewick in Ascot. Married to Helen – she also teaches, masterminds special projects for the scholarship forms and organises charitable initiatives and donations. They met at university where she concentrated on primary, he on science and PE. Daughter and a son both at Westbourne and a place near the Everglades for what little non-Westbourne time they have. He’s tall and approachable (kids agree), passionate about good teaching having been burnt by the opposite at a grammar school (in the 80s…). His initial brief was on the academic side (brought a database for recording marks to the school) and an impressive scholarship rate backs up the governors’ appointment. So far he’s also applied this talent for rationalising systems...
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Special Education Needs
All our children enter the school having completed an assessment showing that they are able to cope with mainstream school. However, if children are flagged up as having a specific need or a need is picked up at a later date, these children will receive extra support from our excellent SEN team.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Aspergers Syndrome [archived] | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived] | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Delicate Medical Problems [archived] | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Epilepsy [archived] | |
| 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 | |
| Not Applicable | |
| 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 |
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