Stockport Grammar Junior School A GSG School
- Stockport Grammar Junior School
Buxton Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK2 7AF - Head: Matthew Copping
- T 0161 419 2405
- F 01614 192435
- E sgjs@stockportgrammar.co.uk
- W www.stockportgrammar.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Stockport
- Pupils: 349
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £8,532 - £8,784 pa
- Open days: September and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Music at SGJS is a real strength, around 50 per cent of children in three different choirs (plenty of boys singing their hearts out). We asked pupils about extra curricular activities, one responded, ‘Ooh the trips and clubs, there are so many I just can’t decide what to do!’ We got the impression of a school moving with the times, definitely not...
What the school says...
We expect a lot of our pupils at Stockport Grammar School Junior School; we want them to grow up with confidence and an enthusiasm for learning, to enjoy success without losing humility, and to strive for high standards in everything they do without a fear of failure, and without being under undue pressure. We want them to respect themselves and each other. ...Read more
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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
Since 2020 Matthew Copping. He gained his BEd from Anglia Ruskin University having grown up in Suffolk and Essex. First teaching post in Barking and Dagenham for four years before moving north to work in Warrington and then as a numeracy strategy consultant in Shropshire. This led to two headships in Shropshire, work as a school improvement partner for Knowsley and then headship at Brooklands primary in Trafford.
We were interested in this wide ranging career across sectors which seems to bring great strength and direction to SGJS. He told us, ‘Running an effective school is the same whether state or primary.’ With his wife and children in the independent sector he has always had a foot in both camps and brings a wealth of leadership and curriculum experience to...
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Special Education Needs
Stockport Grammar Junior School is a selective school which accepts pupils on the basis of aptitudes and abilities. The School welcomes enquiries from parents of pupils with additional and special educational needs. Reasonable adjustments can be made within the classroom to support such pupils and the School has a Learning Support Department to co-ordinate this. Nov 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 |
|
| 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 |
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