GORDON'S SCHOOL in Surrey, Woking

Education Centre Information: Gordon's School:

Establishment Type:Voluntary Aided School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Surrey
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/12/2012
Boarders: Boarding School
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: None
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 725
Number of boys: 378
Number of girls: 347
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Gordon's School was founded in 1886 as a boys' home, as the nation's memorial to Gordon of Khartoum. It is now a co-educational school catering for full-, weekly- and day-boarders, supported partly by the Gordon Foundation charitable trust. Situated in 50 acres of Surrey parkland, the school draws 60 per cent of its secondary pupils from the Surrey area and the rest from across the United Kingdom and abroad. It has its own heated indoor swimming pool and a 25-metre shooting range. Boarders are accommodated in recently-refurbished houses, each with its own individual family atmosphere. The school places emphasis on outdoor pursuits as a way of developing character, teamwork and confidence. New sixth form opened in 2004. Headteacher awarded CBE in 2005 for services to education. Over-subscribed, with more than five applications per place. Breakfast club, from 8am; after-school care, until 6pm. DfES achievement award (2000, 2001, 2002). Ethos: 'The school aims to develop personality, character and confidence in youngsters to enable them to cope fully with the modern world'.