Benenden School博耐顿学校

About the school
Benenden School is a selective girls' boarding school, founded in 1923, situated on the outskirts of Benenden village in Kent. All pupils are full boarders and they are accommodated in ten boarding houses, all on the school campus. There are six houses for pupils aged between 11 and 16 years in the lower school and four houses for pupils aged between 16 and 18 years in the sixth form. The school is a registered charity governed by a council of elected members. Since the last integrated inspection, a new head has been appointed and the boarding facilities have been upgraded. These include additional study bedrooms, recreational facilities and the building of a ground floor disability apartment.

What the school seeks to do
The school aims to give all pupils a complete education, through which they achieve their academic potential, develop their interests and talents, and grow as individuals, whilst respecting those around them and the community in which they live. It seeks to encourage pupils to relish all that school life has to offer, so that they leave school as confident, positive young women, who are outward looking, courageous and compassionate.

About the pupils
The majority of pupils are from professional families who come from London and the south east of England. About a fifth of pupils are from overseas, either with parents working abroad, or who are foreign nationals. Nationally standardised test data provided by the school indicates that the ability profile of the school is above the national average. The school has identified 147 pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which include dyslexia and dyspraxia. 71 of these pupils receive additional learning support. No pupil has an education, health and care plan (EHC), or a statement of SEND. Of the 70 pupils for whom English is an additional language (EAL), almost all are fluent in English and only 6 receive additional support. The school identifies a high number of pupils as being more able, or as having particular gifts or talents. Their needs are fully supported by the school.