Wycombe Abbey A GSG School Review
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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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Frances Dove Way
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PE - Head: Jo Duncan
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- E admissions@wycombeabbey.com
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- Wycombe Abbey is an independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18. Day fees for Wycombe Abbey are £36,000 pa and boarding fees are £47,700 pa. Want to know more? Access the Wycombe Abbey review.
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- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 648; sixth formers: 189
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £36,000; Boarding £47,700 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
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Since 2019, Jo Duncan, 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.
When the Wycombe job came up, she couldn’t turn down the opportunity to lead...
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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 | |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood Park School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Coworth Flexlands School & Nursery | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Danes Hill School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Academic |
| Dragon School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Eaton House the Manor Girls' School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Academic Exhibition | |
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Orchard House School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Pembridge Hall School | 2023 | 8 | 1 | 1 Academic Exhibition |
| Repton Prep | 2023 | |||
| St Swithun's Prep School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| The Manor Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 | 2 | Walpole Award; Open Scholarship |
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