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Headington Rye Oxford A GSG School

What says..

At over 800 pupils, Headington’s the biggest out of its immediate competitors, though it doesn’t behave like it. Screens around the school wish ‘happy birthday’ to those celebrating. Around 25 per cent board, the majority full boarders, of whom three-quarters live overseas. Complex Venn diagram of friendships, straddling sports teams, school buses, previous schools etc, though we didn’t find it especially cliquey.  ‘Everybody still loves playing rounders in PE,’ pupils admitted, ‘even though we know that’s not very feminist...

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What the school says...

Headington School is consistently ranked within the UK's top 50, and year on year the School's academic results speak for themselves. Our true strength lies in a commitment to meeting the needs of each individual pupil, encouraging each girl to discover and explore her own strengths and interests. Whatever your daughter's strengths and talents, at Headington she will find the support and encouragement that she needs to succeed. We are committed to providing opportunities for talented girls irrespective of their financial means or background, and means tested bursaries of up to 100 per cent of fees are available to those joining the school at 9, 11, 13 and 16 - contact the Admissions Office for further information. ...Read more

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since 2011, Caroline Jordan. A pupil herself at St Helen and St Katharine, a school Headington knows well from the netball court. Then onto geology at Oxford (St Edmund Hall). Spent her twenties running her own business before a PGCE at Manchester, ten years at Wycombe Abbey – latterly as head of sixth form and deputy senior housemistress – and six at St George’s Ascot as head. Previously president of the Girls’ Schools Association; Mrs Jordan knows a thing or two about girls’ education then - it's a cause she is ‘wedded to’.

Principled and forthright. ‘She reminds me of the teachers at my all-girls’ school in the 80s,’ says one parent, ‘a strong belief in female empowerment without worrying about what’s cool.’ Proud of the flexibility offered by Headington’s...

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Special Education Needs

We make reasonable adjustments for all pupils with SEN whether these are cognitive difficulties or physical disabilities. Such adjustments include access arrangements for examinations, one-to-one weekly support for girls in the lower school and drop-in sessions for the middle school and sixth form.

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
Y
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes
Y
PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability
Y
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
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
Y
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
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

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