Aldenham School A GSG School
- Aldenham School
Elstree
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AJ - Head: Alex Hems
- T 01923 858122
- F 01923 854410
- E admissions@aldenham.com
- W www.aldenham.com
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Read about the best schools in Hertfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hertfordshire
- Pupils: 673; sixth formers: 168
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day: £28,042; Boarding: £46,322 pa (last updated on 14/11/2024)
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Aldenham Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
If music, drama and art shine, sport dazzles. It is integral to life at Aldenham and in a setting that needs to be seen to be believed. Teachers ‘easy to talk to’ and ‘down-to-earth’, say students – the rapport evident in the lessons we sat in on. ‘Jamie, you’ll know this’, ‘Yes, I remember that well!’ etc. ‘The teachers are also with them for things like football or DofE, so they know them in the round,’ explains head. Two enrichment afternoons a week, and most students belong to...
What the school says...
Established over 420 years ago, Aldenham School still occupies the same site of more than 110 acres of beautiful Hertfordshire countryside. Aldenham offers uninterrupted co-education for 3-18 year olds. Boarders (from age 11) and day pupils benefit from individual attention in small classes, with a personal tutor for each pupil.
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of foundation
Since 2022, Alex Hems MA (Oxon), PGCE (Cantab), previously head of St George’s School in Edinburgh. Grew up in Northwood, where she attended St Helen’s – ‘It’s nice to be home,’ she says. Career path never in question, even as a tot – ‘I used to arrange my toys in ranks and award them effort prizes!’ Alas, no time for teaching these days, but says she gets to know students in breaks, assemblies, chapel and through ‘popping into’ boarding houses. Older ones say they see her a lot; younger ones less so. They describe her as ‘friendly’ and ‘firm but fair’.
Aims to raise the academic profile at Aldenham, perhaps inevitable given the heavyweights peppering her CV: Alleyn’s School, followed by St Paul’s Girls’, North London Collegiate and Francis...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
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Special Education Needs
We have an extremely good SEN Department. However, pupils do need to be able to cope in the normal classroom situation; they are not taught separately, but have extra individual tuition as and when necessary with qualified SEN teachers. Study skills support is provided in small groups. 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 |
|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
|
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keble Prep School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Lochinver House School | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 Sports Scholarship |
| Radlett Preparatory School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| St Hilda's Preparatory School for Girls | 2024 | 1 | ||
| St John's School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| St Martin's School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| St Mary's School, Hampstead | 2024 | 1 | ||
| The Beacon School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Westbrook Hay Prep School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
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