Royal Masonic School for Girls A GSG School Review
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Pastoral care and inclusivity
Fees, scholarships & bursary information
Information about the head
Teaching and learning approaches
Entrance & admissions information
Exit information - where do the children go next?
Learning support & SEN information
Arts, sports and extracurricular
Pupils & parents (what are they really like?)
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Masses of sport, including at the elite level, though not a school where being in the A team is a must for social kudos. ‘Very inclusive,’ confirmed one parent, who had been ‘impressed by seeing all the year 10s loving their sport when we looked round the school’. High standard of drama. ‘The productions are such a treat,’ said a parent. ‘They work them hard and it takes huge amounts of their personal time, but they love it and there’s something for everyone, including behind the scenes.’ Superb music, with 300 girls learning an instrument or singing. Thriving orchestra, two choirs and masses of...
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Rickmansworth Park
Chorleywood Road
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 4HF - Head: Mr Kevin Carson
- T 01923 773168
- F 01923 896729
- E admissions@rmsforgirls.com
- W www.rmsforgirls.com/
- Royal Masonic School For Girls is a mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 19 with a linked junior school. Royal Masonic School day fees are £23,265 - £24,045 pa and boarding fees are £39,990 - £42,975 pa. Want to know more about Royal Masonic School For Girls? Read our unbiased review here.
- Read about the best schools in Hertfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 732; sixth formers: 170
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £26,244 - £27,123; Boarding £45,111 - £49,356 pa (last updated on 15/01/2025)
- Open days: September, March
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- Linked schools: Royal Masonic School Cadogan House
What the school says...
The Royal Masonic is a distinctive girls' day and boarding school occupying a stunning 300 acre site within 30 minutes of Central London. RMS accepts girls from a relatively wide range of ability and offers an exceptionally broad curriculum. Sport, art, textiles, design technology and the performing arts are all outstanding features. RMS girls are encouraged and supported within a nurturing community to fulfil their potential, both academically and personally. Our results represent outstanding added value. Girls emerge as highly qualified, confident young women with excellent interpersonal skills. They go on to achieve highly at university and in the world of work ...Read more
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Since 2017, Kevin Carson BA MPhil PGCE, previously co-interim head at the Grammar School at Leeds, and he has also been head of English and drama (and boarding tutor) at both Cheltenham College and Abingdon School. Plan A was to go into academia, but he switched to teaching when he realised he liked people as much as books. Still teaches English, and seemed disappointed we’d missed him in action on our tour of the school.
With his broad (by southern standards) Scouse accent and easy-going manner, he’s not what most people would picture as a head of a north London private girls’ school. But he’s proved a huge hit, not least because he and his wife Sarah have two daughters at the school, ‘so he sees things from a parent perspective too’. Parents say he is...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
At RMS we recognise that at some stage in their academic careers all pupils will require specific help of some kind. We endeavour to monitor the pupils throughout and offer a number of services to support their learning. Individual subject teachers, form staff and special needs staff liaise closely to address this area. During the first term of Year 7 we undertake a literacy-screening programme that assesses spelling, comprehension and word recognition. This indicates whether extra support is required and pupils may be asked to attend the Spelling or Reading Skills or, if specific help is necessary, one-to-one support sessions can be arranged with our special needs teacher. The school offers a programme of specialised help for those who experience dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties and parents are welcome to contact the SENCo if they have concerns in this or any other area. Gifted pupils benefit from a wide range of national competitions and participation in FORUM, a special programme for gifted children, in addition to differentiation within the daily curriculum. Specialist support can also be provided for pupils with English as an additional language. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
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| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
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| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
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| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
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| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
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| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
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| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
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| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
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| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
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| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte House Preparatory School | 2024 | 9 | 2 | 2 academic scholarships |
| Heatherton School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Royal Masonic School Cadogan House | 2024 | 85% move to the senior school | ||
| St Hilda's Preparatory School for Girls | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Westbrook Hay Prep School | 2024 | 4 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
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