Wycombe Abbey A GSG School
- Wycombe Abbey
Abbey Way
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PE - Head: Jo Duncan
- T 01494 520381
- F 01494 473836
- E [email protected]
- W www.wycombeabbey.com
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 660; sixth formers: 200
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £30,945; Boarding £41,250 pa
- Open days: Saturday 18 September 2021
- 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..
‘Workload is immense,’ was overriding theme from parents; ‘it’s hard for girls to fit it all in.’ Conflicting parental views on whether school allows a rounded education. We heard of some girls with such full CVs they didn’t have space for that small matter of DofE Gold on the UCAS form and others who had limped through seven years with no time for anything other than hard graft. School seems to do its bit, though, departments working together to...
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Sports
Polo
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2019, Jo Duncan (40s) previously head of the Royal High School, Bath. Hails from Northern Ireland (‘still home’) where she attended a girls’ grammar school before St Andrews (English and theology), sights set on a career in the law. A prophetic A level RS teacher predicted her future career in education, one she initially eschewed, before stints working at schools in Hungary and Romania during her degree turned her head. A PGCE at Homerton College, Cambridge followed, then a four year stint at The Latymer School where she ‘mastered classroom management’ before moving as head of department and deputy housemistress to Benenden. First headship, at (the now defunct) Princess Helena College followed, then onwards to the Royal High School, the GDST’s only boarding school.
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The School is selective with entry by examination and so caters only for academically able girls. Girls with SpLD are given extra support by specialist teachers with SpLD qualifications. The Learning Support Co-ordinator works closely with staff and Housemistresses to ensure the girls are supported. Girls are given special examination provision where appropriate. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargilfield School | 2021 | 3 | ||
| Cheam School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Coworth Flexlands School & Nursery | 2020 | |||
| Eagle House School | 2020 | |||
| Falkner House | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Glendower Preparatory School | 2021 | 4 | ||
| Hanford School | 2020 | |||
| Kensington Prep School | 2020 | 2 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Kew Green Preparatory School | 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| Knightsbridge School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2020 | |||
| Pembridge Hall School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Queen's College Prep School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St Christopher's School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Fulham | 2021 | 2 | ||
| Witham Hall Preparatory School | 2021 | 1 |
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