Yateley Manor A GSG School
- Yateley Manor
51 Reading Road
Yateley
Hampshire
GU46 7UQ - Head: Mr Robert Upton
- T 01252 405500
- F 01252 405504
- E [email protected]
- W www.yateleymanor.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 400
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £11,520 - £15,795 pa
- Open days: Last Friday in each month and Saturday Open Mornings in November and March
- 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..
Over our tasty beef curry at lunch, one senior girl stated that 'I want to stay to year 11 because I will miss my friends'; another gave approval to iPad based lessons which are 'quite cool' and to an assembly where the head tucked into a tin of dog food in order to explain that one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. And then there is chess. Uniquely, in our experience, this has a designated room, the Ruy Lopez Room, named after a 16th century Spanish chess-playing priest. Boards are at the ready: the school’s own chess YouTube channel has over…
What the school says...
Yateley Manor offers pupils an inspirational educational journey that will prepare them for their chosen senior school and provide them with the tools to build successful adult lives.
Innovative, enthusiastic and committed teachers provide the framework for your child’s educational, cultural and social development. Nurtured in a warm, friendly and safe environment within a unique and supportive family atmosphere, children are given new experiences to explore, building confidence and resilience, stimulating their desire to learn.
A full programme enriches the educational experience giving every child the opportunity to find talents and strengths. Chess is an important part of Yateley Manor’s programme with children learning to play from an early age. There are many activities to try, including modern dance and ballet in the specially equipped Studio and music technology in the Music School. Horse riding, masterchef and photography in art are also very popular. Sport is enhanced by impressive facilities. The profile of drama has recently been increased with a new outdoor stage and masterclasses, along with LAMDA classes which are proving extremely popular.
At the heart of the school is the importance of strong relationships between children and adults. In a community that embraces a breadth of cultures where all relationships are based upon respect, children learn to appreciate the need to be courteous, considerate and to use common sense. They are encouraged to be creative and courageous as they develop into confident individuals, with a strong foundation for a happy and balanced life. Pupils can only achieve this once they have been given the tools and the self-belief. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Robert Upton – an individual in the full bloom of his middle years. Astute, visionary and, as his staff observed ‘a stickler’, he deals with the complexity of headship with the sort of stylish professionalism that is bound to appeal equally to parents and children.
A graduate of the University of Greenwich, where he took a degree in estate management, completing a series of property management placements. Consequently, unlike many school leaders who have spent their lives in the bubble of academia, he has a grasp of the kind of futures that his pupils will encounter and that Yateley Manor parents live. He gradually came to the realisation that a teaching career made more appeal than dealing with mortar, and has gone on to acquire a breadth of...
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Special Education Needs
The role of Yateley Manor School’s Learning Support Department is to identify and support those pupils within the school who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and to ensure that provisions are made to support pupils’ learning and progress as part of a whole school approach to SEND. Parents, staff and pupils are included in all decisions regarding their SEND and the school adopts a person-centred planning approach to ensure that support meets the individual learning needs of each pupil with SEND. Pupil progress and provision is monitored and reviewed by teaching staff and the SENCo. The Learning Support Department will liaise with external support agencies where appropriate and support parents in sign-posting appropriate assessments and SEND needs. Learning support policy is available to view on the school’s website.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salesian College | 2020 | 14 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Farnborough Hill | 2020 | 5 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Lord Wandsworth College | 2020 | 5 | ||
| Reading Blue Coat School | 2020 | 5 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Luckley House School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| Royal Grammar School (Guildford) | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Wellington College | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Reading School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Calthorpe Park School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Holme Grange School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Lady Eleanor Holles School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Ranelagh School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Reddam House Berkshire | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Richard Lander School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Sherfield School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Sir William Perkins's School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St George's College, Weybridge | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St George's School (Ascot) | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St Swithun's School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| The Abbey School Reading | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Yateley School | 2020 | 1 |
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