Stoke College A GSG School
- Stoke College
Ashen Lane
Stoke-by-Clare
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 8JE - Head: Mrs Kim Terrar
- T 01223 776226
- F 01787 277 904
- E admissions@stokecollege.co.uk
- W www.stokecollege.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Suffolk
- Pupils: 160
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £16,065 - £17,955; Boarding £28,932 - £35,088 pa
- Open days: September October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
All students at Stoke College are on a pathway to GCSEs – and many to A levels – but each pathway is as individual as the students themselves. A wide range of academic ability is in evidence here and 35 per cent of students have the benefit of learning development at some time to help them on their way. There is plenty of differentiation in the classroom too: ‘The lessons are tailored for each student as they are all at different levels, but my children never feel they are any different…
What the school says...
Stoke College is a Suffolk based independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11-18. Set in tranquil parkland overlooking the River Stour, the school is within easy reach of Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, Colchester, Braintree and Saffron Walden, and provides a forward thinking and holistic education.
Steeped in history, Stoke College was originally founded in 1415 as a scholarly institution for priests. Today, students walk the medieval flagstones to their lessons following a modern curriculum that embraces the best of British tradition balanced by an internationally minded and creative approach. They thrive in a setting encircled by the longest Tudor wall in England, enjoying grounds that boast an equally ancient dovecot, a ‘Secret Garden’, an outdoor swimming pool, croquet lawn, orchard, woodland, and a river teeming with fish and water fowl.
Offering a high quality, affordable education, Stoke is academically ambitious yet retains a strong family feel and the ability to focus on each child, ensuring excellent progress. Through a wide range of shared activities, both inside and outside the classroom, children are able to develop their communication skills and nurture empathy between each other. Stoke is a charming school where happy children thrive and achieve. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since August 2024, Kim Terrar. She has extensive experience in education across three countries – the UK, New Zealand and Australia –in the independent and state sectors and in single-sex and co-ed settings.
Entrance
Interested families are invited to an open day before registering, followed by a group assessment, including maths, English and non-verbal reasoning papers. Further taster day in January for successful candidates. Students whose first language is not English should have IELTS 3.5 to join the senior school and IELTS 4.5 for sixth form. Main entry points are years 7 and 12 but students may join mid-year where spaces allow, and often do; regular influx at year 9 when parents realise their child will struggle at GCSE. Stoke has a proactive learning development centre (LDC) for children with specific learning difficulties including a primary...
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Special Education Needs
At Stoke College, the LDC works with pupils who have a learning difficulty/disability. The pupils attending LDC have a range of specific learning difficulties and disabilities including: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, global developmental delay, pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome and autism. The LDC staff believe that a specific learning difficulty or learning disability is a problem that can be dealt with providing effective strategies are used. Pupils are taught in a sympathetic way and are encouraged to discuss their fears and difficulties so that ways of resolving them can be found. The department encourages all staff to acknowledge effort as well as achievement in academic and non-academic areas of school life, so that the pupils’ strengths are recognised, celebrated and built upon.
| 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 |
Y |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 |
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