Buckswood School
Coordinates: 50°54′07″N 0°37′48″E / 50.902°N 0.630°E
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| Motto | Ad Vitam Paramus (To Life Prepared) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1933 |
| Type | Independent |
| Headmaster / Principal | Giles Sutton |
| Location | Broomham Hall, Rye Road Guestling, Near Hastings East Sussex TN35 4LT England  |
| Staff | 40+ |
| Students | 360 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 10–19 |
| Colours |
Navy, Maroon and Gold |
| Publication | Buckswood Newsletter |
| Headteacher | Timothy Fish |
| Group | Buckswood Education Group |
| Website | www.buckswood.co.uk |
Buckswood School is an independent school for boys and girls that was founded in 1933.
Originally the school was situated in Uckfield known as Buckswood Grange School but in 2000 re-located to the village of Guestling between the towns of Ashford and Hastings in East Sussex.
[edit] Overview
Buckswood School currently boards 210 students from nearly 50 different countries, plus 150 local day pupils. Countries represented in the boarding community include: Nigeria, Swaziland, Georgia, Angola, Germany, Belgium, Azerbaijan, USA, Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Malawi, Thailand, Iran, Kazakhstan, Spain, Russia, France, Ukraine and Uzbekistan and Mexico. Fees are roughly 11,000 pounds sterling per annum for day pupils and 21,600 pounds sterling per annum for boarders. Bursaries and scholarships are available to provide between a 10% and 30% discount for UK pupils.
Facilities offered on campus include a golf course, indoor swimming pool, a specialist football academy, riding stables, a dance academy, a basketball court, tennis courts and a performing arts centre.
Academically Buckswood offers GCSE and A Level programmes plus full EFL tuition for all overseas students.
The latest Ofsted report in October 2008 rated the school generally satisfactory but with unsatisfactory provision for helping children to be healthy.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Buckswood School". Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxcare_reports/download/%28id%29/225935/%28as%29/SC050170_SC.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- www.buckswood.co.uk School website
- Ofsted reort Retrieved 2011-06-12
