Culford School卡尔福德学校

About the school
Culford School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 1 to 18.Founded in 1881 by the Methodist church, the school moved to its present site in the village of Culford
in 1935. The school is owned by the Methodist Independent Schools Trust (MIST), whose trustees are represented on a local designated governing body. The school has five boarding houses on site and
offers full and flexi boarding for pupils from Year 3 to Year 13.

The school is divided into three schools; the pre-preparatory (including the nursery) for pupils aged 2 to 7 years; the preparatory department for pupils aged 7 t 13 years and the senior department (including the sixth form) for pupils aged 13 to 18 years. Since the previous inspection, the school has opened its younger nursery department, constructed a new library and upgraded its arts centre and facilities across its sporting academies. The registered Early Years Foundation Setting (EYFS) is inspected separately by Ofsted.

What the school seeks to do
Founded on Methodist principles, the school's mission is to unlock the full potential of every pupil, through the modelling of strong Christian values and honesty to learn from their own flaws, while
treating others with compassion. The aim is that pupils will develop into flexible, innovative, dynamic and resilient young adults, well-prepared to be successful in the next stages of their lives.

About the pupils
Pupils come from a range of professional and business backgrounds from the school's local area as well as from families who live and work abroad. Data provided by the school indicates that the ability
profile of pupils in the prep and senior schools and the sixth form are broadly average compared to those taking the same tests nationally. The school has identified 134 pupils as having special
educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), such as dyslexia and other conditions, 98 of whom receive additional specialist help. No pupils have an education, health and care plan. English is an
additional language (EAL) for 111 pupils, 83 of whom need support with their English. Data used by the school have identified 57 pupils as being most able in its population, and the curriculum is modified
for them and for 160 other pupils because of their special talents in music, drama, sport and art.