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Reddiford School, Pinner

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Reddiford School details

Address:
Reddiford School
38 Cecil Park, Pinner, Middelsex HA5 5HH
Telephone:
020 8866 0660
Fax:
020 8866 4847
Email:
admissions@reddiford.org.uk
Website:
www.reddiford.co.uk
Authority:
Harrow
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
3-11
Number of students:
320
Affiliation:
IAPS, ISA
Last inspection:
March 2002. Read the full inspection report.

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ISC accredited

General information

Headteacher: Jean Batt, appointed in September 2006.

Staff: 23 (men 3, women 20).

Background: Reddiford is a well-established, co-educational school at the heart of the Pinner community. Reddiford is an IAPS preparatory school dedicated to preparing pupils for the 11 plus examination. Pupils transfer to top independent and grammar schools within the area. Over the last 10 years boys and girls from Reddiford have gained at least 150 academic scholarships to schools such as Haberdashes Aske's, Merchant Taylors, North London Collegiate and John Lyon. The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities during and after the school day. These include: art, craft/sewing, chess, computer, cricket, football, gym, handwriting, nature, netball, recorder and science clubs. Throughout the school the ethos is clearly on respect for each other. Whilst Reddiford maintains its Church of England status, children from all faiths and cultures are welcomed. Throughout the school the ethos is clearly on respect for each other. The Religious Education Curriculum reflects the Christian ethos of this Church of England School. Academic excellence in a warm, caring environment.

Approach to discipline: There is a school and pupil code of practice that parents and pupils are expected to follow. This is supported by strong pastoral care throughout.

Uniform: The school uniform is predominately navy with touches of red such as the school crest on jumper. Uniform is very important at Reddiford and constantly enforced.

Special needs: The schools learning support department, which is an integral part of the school curriculum, allows each child to achieve their full potential. The school has highly qualified learning support teacher?s work, together with trained teaching assistants, to support less able children and allow the highly academic children to receive differentiated work that challenges them.

Inspection: March 2002: 'Reddiford School is a successful school that provides a good education for its pupils. It has a very good ethos and achieves its aims of promoting self-discipline, tolerance and care. While the school has much strength, its accommodation is a limiting factor on the quality of provision.'

Secondary schools: St Helen's School, Northwood; The Royal Masonic School for Girls; Berkhamsted Collegiate School; Northwood College; The John Lyon School.

Boys' age range: 3 to 11.

Girls' age range: 3 to 11.

Before-school care: 07.55-08.25.

After-school care: 15.15-17.30.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100%.

Factors taken into account other than academic ability: Siblings, Social integration and skills.

Selection procedures: Pre-prepartory - general development test. Main school - English, mathematics assessments.

Day pupils: 314.

Average class size (Year 5): 18.

Subjects taught at seven: 13.

Subjects taught at 11: 14.

All teachers hold teaching qualifications?: Y.

Specialist teachers used: French from age five, humanities, art and music from age seven, science, English and mathematics from age eight.

Subjects taught in addition to national curriculum: Verbal reasoning.

Sports offered: Swimming, football, cricket, athletic, hockey, netball and gymnasstics.

On-site sports facilities: Gym and Playground for netball.

Off-site sports facilities: Swimming pools, astroturf for hockey and football, extensive cricket and athletic fields.

Percentage receiving instrumental tuition (Year 5): 25%.

Daily act of collective worship?: Y.

Pupils sit SATs?: N.

SATs results provided by QCA-approved body?: N.

Common entrance?: N.

Percentage admitted to senior schools on reduced fees: 10%.

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