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A school for families that value community, care and confidence building over flashy facilities. It delivers a diverse extended family as much as a robust but unpressured education. It is indeed small, but mighty.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 144 ·
- Religion
- RC
- Fees
- £13,347 - £15,018 pa
- Local authority
- Surrey County Council
- Area guides
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Norville
Mrs Sarah Norville
Since 2018, Sarah Norville. State school educated. Childhood dream to be a teacher realised across the south west London state sector, including 11 years at the helm of St Mary’s Catholic, Wimbledon where she was appointed head at the tender age of
Entrance
Annual open day and personal tours anytime with the head, plus ‘bear-hunt themed family days out’. Non-selective with all faiths welcome. Open to boys and girls at nursery where the split is 50/50. Numbers reduce dramatically into single figures at
Exit
True independence sets Rydes Hill apart from the local competition. Ironically, all parents we spoke to wished for a Rydes Hill senior school. Instead, pupils head off to the likes of Farnborough Hill, Guildford High School, Lord Wandsworth, Prior’s
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Teaching & learning
Learning support & SEN
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, iPads and other personal electronic devices are not allowed to be brought into school by children. Staff may confiscate personal equipment that is being used during the school day and return to parents. We expect all pupils and staff to adhere to the charters for the safe use of the internet. Copies are given to all staff, pupils and their parents and we may impose sanctions for the misuse, or attempted misuse, of the internet, mobile phones and other electronic devices.
Pupils
Money matters
- Fee information
- £13,347 - £15,018 pa
Our view
Steeped in, but not stifled by, tradition. According to parents, Rydes Hill is ‘a small, but mighty hidden gem’ on the outskirts of Guildford.
Main building dates to the 18th century. A dark wood panelled entrance hall, complete with vintage
The last word
A school for families that value community, care and confidence building over flashy facilities. It delivers a diverse extended family as much as a robust but unpressured education. It is indeed small, but mighty.
