Appleford School
| Motto | "A unique path to success" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1988 |
| Type |
Independent Co-Educational |
| Head | David King |
| Founder | Dr Peter Gardner and Mr Gerald Trump |
| Location |
Shrewton Nr. Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4HL  EnglandCoordinates: 51°12′12″N 1°54′22″W / 51.20323°N 1.906011°W |
| Students | Approx 130 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 7–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | |
| Website |
www |
Appleford School is an independent specialist dyslexia school in Wiltshire.
History
Appleford was founded in 1988 by Dr Peter Gardner, a Chartered Educational Psychologist, a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and a Chartered Counselling Psychologist of the British Psychological Society, and Gerald Trump. Zoë Wanamaker, CBE later became Patron of Appleford.
Appleford specialises in teaching pupils with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia. The school is accredited by the Council for the Registration of School Teaching dyslexic pupils (CReSTeD).
In 2012 and 2015 the Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school "excellent" in all areas.[1][2] The 2015 Boarding Ofsted inspection rated the school "outstanding" in all areas. The school was shortlisted for the Independent School Awards 2014 and 2015 in two categories.[3][4]
Appleford was originally a Prep School for pupals aged 7 - 13 but change to take children up to 18 years old, taking though their GCSE's and BTEC's.
General information
Appleford takes a whole-school approach to dyslexia using research-based multi-sensory programmes and resources. It has small classes of 8 to 12 pupils with high levels of LSA support. It employs a range of staff, including specialist teachers and therapists. The school gives access to qualifications including GCSEs (with options at Year 9) and BTEC Vocational and Functional Skills Certificates. It takes on students on a day, weekly and full board basis.
Former pupils are known as Old Applefordians.
Houses
The school is split into five houses: Holly House (girl boarders), Elm House (boy boarders), The Beeches (boy boarders), Oak House (day pupils) and Cedar House (sixth form). All boarding houses are on the main school site, except Cedar House and Holly House which are in the local village.
References
- ↑ "Appleford School, ISI Report 2012". Independent School Inspectorate. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Appleford School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "Independent School Awards 2014, shortlist". http://www.fisawards.co.uk/. Retrieved 8 March 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Independent School Awards 2015 shortlist". Independent School Awards. Retrieved 26 December 2015.