Description
Battle Abbey School is Independent Secondary school in Non-selective for kids aged 0 to 18 (Gender - 0 to 18 )
Battle Abbey School, an independent School in East Sussex, is extraordinarily special. A glimpse through its enchanting gatehouse tells you that you are not only in a historically significant place, but also in a school that has an incomparable character. Battle Abbey’s ideal size, wonderful pastoral care, impressive facilities, continuity of education from Nursery to Sixth Form and holistic approach allied to its warm, good humoured and highly supportive working environment make for a very inclusive and unique educational establishment. The School manages to blend traditional values to new, innovative thinking in teaching and learning whilst still providing a wide range of extra-curricular activities and many opportunities to support and serve the local and wider community. It has a proven track record in many curriculum areas and has developed an enviable reputation for adding value academically in a mixed ability setting. Just under 50% of our Sixth Form leavers go on to Oxford, Cabridge or Russell Group Universities. Battle Abbey’s ethos is highly distinctive and focuses on nurturing a close-knit family atmosphere, encouraging active participation from its students, promoting an international perspective through its boarders and encouraging self-respect, self-confidence and compassion for the needs of others. It is the sort of school where students settle very quickly and contribute willingly and positively whilst developing a genuine pride in their school and a real passion for their learning.
Facilities
Prep School
At Battle Abbey Preparatory School, we embrace education in the fullest sense of the word. From the age of six months, our children begin to forge their own rich, educational tapestry, following our innovative BAS Tapestry curriculum. Not only do we work to allow your child to achieve the best of their academic potential, but our skilled team of highly experienced educational professionals work collectively to know your child, their strengths and their passions, allowing them to develop their own unique pathway through our school, gaining crucial skills which will equip them for their future. They are a small family school which means that every child within the care is more than just a number, but is an individual who is quickly known and nurtured by the entire team. Small class sizes coupled with enviable facilities (including a full-size swimming pool, an astro and purpose-built STEAM room) and a favourable location, close to both sea and countryside, allow the to cultivate both the minds and the hearts of the children.
Nursery
Battle Abbey Nursery is an integral part of Battle Abbey School and is nestled under trees within the lovely grounds of the prep school. As well as enjoying well appointed, airy classrooms, the nursery benefits from many of the school facilities, both indoors and out. With a wide open field and shady woodland areas, children can play and learn in a safe and supportive environment.Experienced and highly qualified staff support the children and work in close partnership with parents. Children can join us at any time between the ages of 3 months to 4 years old and settling in sessions are carefully planned to support both parents and children. They use a secure online Learning Journey system to share photographs, and observations with parents, to best support each child’s learning and development both at home and Nursery.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum
At Battle Abbey School they are proud of the academic rigour and breadth of the curriculum offered at Key Stage 3. Small class sizes and the opportunity for the highly skilled teachers to develop programmes of study that can allow each student to make superb progress in a tailored curriculum whilst retaining the best aspects of the National Curriculum.The overall balance of the curriculum allows each student to experience a wide range of subjects, developing many skills and a knowledge base suitable to tackle GCSEs and beyond. The subject areas which will be studied throughout the whole of Key Stage 3 are English, Mathematics, Science, Music, Art, Drama, History, Geography, Religious Studies and Computing. In addition all students will study Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish). PE and Games are also important curriculum offerings with many opportunities to join in with school sports. Latin is also offered as an enrichment option for more able linguists.
Features
Things to note
Drama, Music and Performing Arts
Battle Abbey School is proud of its reputation in performing arts. In our school the creative subjects are valued and encouraged as much as the rigour of academia and as a result are extremely popular. All students in Key Stage 3 take Drama and Music and in Key Stage 4 the options are increased to include Dance as a GCSE subject. In addition, students who enjoy Drama but do not want to study for an exam can continue to take Drama as an enrichment option. A Level Drama offers opportunities to study texts, practitioners and live performances. Students can learn more about careers in acting and technical stage crafts and how to assess and develop their skills. They are proud of the fact that many of our students succeed in gaining places at drama schools straight from upper sixth and that numerous students over the years have achieved the highest possible marks for their practical work.
PE and Sport
The PE department consists of three full time and two part time teachers with several other academic members of staff supporting games afternoons. Like traditional independent schools, the department run separate curriculums for both PE and Games. During the week Key Stage 3 students receive one session of PE and one Games afternoon, where as Key Stages 4 and 5 have one Games afternoon and the option for further sport during enrichment slots, which also covers the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.
Outdoor Education
Outdoor Education is an engaging, effective and enjoyable form of learning. Outdoor Learning provides direct experience for learning about our natural environment and ways we can enjoy it. Outdoor Learning provides such a different climate for learning that people who normally struggle as learners often become motivated and capable learners in the outdoors. Teachers are frequently surprised by the abilities and interest shown by ‘poorly performing’ students when in the outdoors, and by the extent to which Outdoor Learning has awakened their potential. Battle Abbey School offers a variety of options within the Duke of Edinburgh programme.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
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