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Send your girl here if you want her to be shown masses of opportunity in a place where she can stay young in a have-a-go risk-taking culture, with every chance of going on to an academically competitive senior school for which she will have been brilliantly and enjoyably prepared.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 143 ·
- Religion
- Non-denom
- Fees
- £14,421 pa
- Local authority
- Bristol City Council
- Linked schools
- School ownership
- GDST
Headteacher
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Brown
Since 2015, Lisa Brown. Following her degree in psychology from Leicester, she joined the NHS as a graduate trainee in HR, despite ‘everyone telling me I should be a teacher’, she smiles wryly. It wasn’t long before she enrolled on a PGCE at Oxford
Entrance
Formal assessments at all points in maths, writing, reading and non-verbal reasoning in the course of a school day – preparation is neither expected nor encouraged. Individual tours can be arranged year round. Open days are in October, November,
- Open days
- Saturday 8 November
Exit
The vast majority to the senior school into year 7, via exactly the same assessments and on the same day as external candidates. Any doubtful runners will have been long since identified and helped to find more suitable options. On occasion girls
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Teaching & learning
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review Mobile phones should not be used by girls during the school day except where they have the permission of a member of staff, eg to contact their parents about a change to an arrangement. This is likely to be in exceptional circumstances or if the girl has stayed in school. The contact should be made in the school office with a member of staff present. Phones should be turned off and kept securely in their bags during the school day.
Pupils
Money matters
Fees are lower than local options with boarding overheads. Lunch costed separately but added to the bill. No scholarships or bursaries available in the junior school.
- Fee information
- £14,421 pa
Our view
Situated a short walk away on the boundary of the senior school grounds and separated by a walled public footpath, the junior school sits comfortably in its compact site. Every spare inch is used, yet it does not feel cramped as the buildings allow
The last word
Send your girl here if you want her to be shown masses of opportunity in a place where she can stay young in a have-a-go risk-taking culture, with every chance of going on to an academically competitive senior school for which she will have been
