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Cumnor House School, South Croydon, South Croydon

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Cumnor House School, South Croydon details

Address:
Cumnor House School, South Croydon
168 Pampisford Road, Purley, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6DA
Telephone:
020 8660 3445
Fax:
020 8660 3445
Email:
admin@cumnorhouse.com
Website:
www.cumnorhouse.com
Authority:
Croydon
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Boys
Age range:
4-13
Number of students:
360
Affiliation:
IAPS
Last inspection:
September 2004. Read the full inspection report.

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ISC accredited

General information

Headteacher: Peter Clare-Hunt, appointed in September 1999.

Staff: 36 (men 15, women 21).

Background: Cumnor House School was founded in 1931 on the present site. After a brief wartime evacuation in Sussex it returned to South Croydon in 1945. A school of the same name, but of no formal connection flourishes in Danes Hills, Sussex to this day. Cumnor is a proprietorialy school. Mr and Mrs Jenkins are the principals since 1986. The school is situated in a suburban setting in South Croydon, close to Purely and Coulsdon. Originally a large domestic residence it has been much extended on its two-acre site providing light well maintained classrooms with specialist rooms. The school has a 10-acre playing field within a walking distance. The school facilities include two science laboratories, a modern indoor heated swimming pool, a large art room, as well as kiln room for pottery and a dark room for photography. A 24 station fully networked computer laboratory and a school-wide PC network are included in the provision. Music has been one of the school?s particular strengths and a music house next to the school provides a large music room, a keyboard laboratory for 20 boys, and four practice rooms. The school owns a large number of musical instruments and all boys are initially introduced to eight orchestral instruments in year three at no extra cost before setting on two, which they learn for the year. Over 80 per cent of its boys play at least one instrument and there are senior, junior and beginner group ensembles in strings, woodwind and brass, as well as four choirs, one of which, The Choristers, is its elite choir. Fully qualified physical education staff teaches all soccer, rugby, cricket, athletics, and swimming from reception. As a school it believes ardently in traditional values, which include good manners, courtesy, care, tolerance and respect towards others, self-discipline and a sense of duty and responsibility.

Approach to discipline: The school places great emphasis on pastoral care provision. Good manners respect for others and their property, self-respect and a sense of responsibility and duty underpin the schools approach to discipline.

Uniform: Grey trousers (shorts and cap in preparatory), grey shirt, red blazer with black trim, red/black strip tie, and black shoes. Uniform strictly enforced.

Special needs: The school has a full-time head of learning support with resource centre that oversees special needs throughout the school.

Inspection: September 2004: 'Cumnor House is a school with considerable strengths. It provides its pupils with a positive environment in which to learn and with very good pastoral care. Pupils achieve good standards and their personal development is good. Pupils benefit from the good teaching and speak well of their school. The governance and management of the school is sound but the allocation of responsibilities hinders the effectiveness of the management.'

Secondary schools: Whitgift School (21 pupils); Trinity School (10 pupils); Caterham High School (4 pupils); Wallington County Grammar School (5 pupils); Wilson's School (6 pupils).

Boys' age range: 4 to 13.

Over-subscribed: 2:1.

Before-school care: From 08.00.

After-school care: Until 17.30.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 35%.

Factors taken into account other than academic ability: Musical, sporting, artistic abilities, together with other interests.

Selection procedures: Academic Assessment and interview with Headmaster.

Day pupils: 360.

Average class size (Year 5): 15.

Subjects taught at seven: 13.

Subjects taught at 11: 14.

All teachers hold teaching qualifications?: Y.

Teachers with degrees: 36.

Specialist teachers used: Yes, English year three, mathematics year four, science year three, French year three, Latin year five, geography year five, history year three, religious education year five, art/design year three, music reception, ICT year three. PE/games/swimming reception.

Subjects taught in addition to national curriculum: Latin.

Sports offered: Soccer, rugby, cricket, swimming, athletics, cross-country, hockey, basketball, tennis, watersports, golf and table tennis.

On-site sports facilities: Gymnasium, multi-purpose outside practice area, swimming pool, high jump and long jump.

Off-site sports facilities: One 10-acre sports field with two pavilion grounds adjacent to school premises for soccer, rugby, cricket and athletics. Tennis courts, watersports activity centre.

Percentage receiving instrumental tuition (Year 5): 85%.

Daily act of collective worship?: Y.

Pupils sit SATs?: N.

Common entrance?: Y.

Percentage admitted to senior schools on reduced fees: 31%.

Major scholarships won: Tonbridge School, Caterham High School, Epsom College, Whitgift School and Trinity School.

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