Packwood Haugh School A GSG School
- Packwood Haugh School
Ruyton XI Towns
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 1HX - Head: Mr William Goldsmith
- T 01939 260217
- F 01939 262077
- E admissions@packwood.school
- W www.packwood-haugh.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Shropshire
- Pupils: 223
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £19,278 - £27,126; Boarding £34,668 pa (last updated on 15/01/2025)
- Open days: October, March and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Girls wear kilts and boys still wear grey corduroy trousers. According to parents, who voted overwhelmingly to keep said trews, they ‘wash well and take a lot of hammering’. Parents like the fact that ‘there’s no sloping off to the shop’. Because there is no shop. Difficult to know whether compliment or insult that the previous head’s own son chose to board even though he could see his own bedroom window from the boys’ house...
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2024, William Goldsmith, who has nearly 20 years in teaching and educational leadership and is now into his third headship. He has been headmaster of St George’s School, Windsor and head of the junior school at St Leonard’s School, Fife, and before that he was head of boarding at Highfield School in Hampshire. Prior to his move to senior leadership in prep schools, he was director of music at Ludgrove School and then St Paul’s Cathedral School.
Entrance
Non-selective with no entrance assessment, just a taster day and review of school reports. Additional meeting with head of learning support if there are known issues. Language testing for overseas applicants.
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Special Education Needs
One-to-one support is available through our learning support department. 10-09
| 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 |
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 |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| 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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