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Feedback on Claremont Fan Court School please?

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ELiB1 · 11/09/2019 09:36

I would appreciate any feedback on Claremont school please? I'm thinking about sending my ds there in Y7.

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milliefiori · 11/09/2019 09:45

It's run/funded by Christian Scientists but not in any way that impacts on student learning afaik.
The grounds are spellbindingly beautiful.
Friends who have sent children there have been super-happy with pastoral care. I know children who were bullied elsewhere who thrived and came out of their shells at Claremont.

It used to have a reputation for being unacademic. I know some bright enough children who came out with appalling grades. But that was a few years ago and they seem to have hugely improved their academic focus recently. They're not aggressively super-selective, so an averagely academic child who works hard should get in and feel within her depth.

All recent reports I have of it are positive. I know quite a few children from there and they all seem really nice, in the way that secure children are. No need for aggressive fronts.

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