Felsted School菲尔斯德学校

About the school
Felsted School is a co-educational independent boarding and day schoolfor pupils aged 4 to 19 years. The school was founded in 1564 and is a registered charity. The directors of Felsted School Trustees
Ltd serve as its governors. Since the previous inspection a new head has been appointed in the prep school and the prep and senior schools have registered as a single school.

Approximately two thirds of the pupils in Year 7 and above are boarders. They are accommodated in nine boarding houses: one for preparatory school boys and girls, three for senior boys and three for
senior girls. There are two houses for Year 13, one for boys and one for girls.

What the school seeks to do
The school aims for pupils to develop academically, becoming life-long learners and members of the local and global community through the life of the school and its Christian foundation. It seks to
support pupils holistica ly through providing academic and co-curricular opportunities, and develop pupis' underst anding of their own abilities.

About the pupils
Pupils come from professional and business families of Christian and other faiths, from the local area, London and overseas. Nationally standardised test data provided by the school indicate that the ability of prep and senior pupils is above average and that of sixth form pupils is broadly average. The school has identified 244 pupis as having special educational needs and/or disa blities (SEND), which include dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorder. Of these 156 receive additional support. One pupil has an education, health and care (EHC) plan. English is an additional language (EAL) for 133 pupils, 26 of whom receive additional support for their English. The school modifies the curriculum for pupils
identified as the most able.