Sixth Form Information

Entry Autumn 2022 Contents Contact us As an independent day school, we deliver Contact us 1 Cranley Road, Admissions 3 GU1 2JD impressive academic Key Dates 5 Fees 5 tormeadschool.org.uk results alongside ISI Report 6 Scholarships and Bursaries 7 General Enquiries outstanding pastoral Results 8 Telephone 01483 575101 Destinations 8 [email protected] Travel 9 care for confident and Admissions Mrs Melanie Hobdey caring girls, aged 4-18, Telephone 01483 796040 [email protected] in the greater Guildford

Chair of Governors area – and their Please send any communications for the Chair of the Governors, hardworking parents Mrs R. Harris, via the Bursar - [email protected] (just like you)…

Our prospectus and School website Please refer to our website describe the broad principles on which www.tormeadschool.org.uk for School Values the School is presently run, and give more information on: an indication of our history and ethos. —We treat everyone with respect and dignity The Head reserves the right to withdraw —Recent examination Results —We deliver academic excellence curriculum subjects at his discretion. —Our Policies —We enrich through a broad and varied curriculum Although believed to be correct at the —Destinations of Leavers —We celebrate effort and achievement time of printing, this prospectus is not —Recent ISI Inspection Report —We bring out the best in our girls part of any agreement between parents ­—We prepare our girls for life beyond school and the School.

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2022 Sixth Form Entry 1. Discovery 3. Assessments 4. Offers & Acceptance The best way to find out more is to visit Girls complete a Sixth Form Conditional offers are made in early Choosing the right school us. A Sixth Form Open Morning is held application form indicating preferred December. Girls are expected to achieve in September, where your daughter A Level choices, as well as a bit about a minimum of eight GCSE passes with at for your daughter is a huge will tour the school. In addition, a Sixth their background, interests and least seven at Grade 7 or above. We also decision. We want you to feel Form Curriculum Evening is held in achievements. expect girls to obtain a Grade 7 or above comfortable and confident October, where she can learn more in those subjects they wish to study in about your choice of school about the A Level subjects on offer Girls who do not wish to apply for Sixth Form. and to support you throughout and meet our subject specialists. the 16+ Academic Scholarships are the admissions process. Visits at other times can be arranged by invited to a series of interviews with the To accept a place, parents are asked to contacting the Registrar, Mrs Melanie Directors of Sixth Form, Head of Careers pay a deposit and sign the acceptance Hobdey, on 01483 796040 or and the Heads of Departments of the form confirming their agreement of the Entrance interviews for girls wishing [email protected]. subjects they wish to study at A Level. school’s Terms and Conditions. to join Tormead Sixth Form are held Subject choices are not considered final in November, for entry the following 2. Registration at this early stage. September. After you have visited the school, the next step is to complete an Girls wishing to apply for Academic “We wanted to give online Registration Form, via our Scholarships sit scholarship papers our daughters a better website: www.tormeadschool.org. in November and are invited for uk/admissions/apply-for-a-place/. scholarship interviews in November. atmosphere to learn in Registrations are welcome at any time, Registered Sixth Form candidates will be and Tormead was our although the deadline for registration sent further information about the Art, first choice.” is 31 October preceding entry the Drama and Music Scholarships on offer. following September. For any late — Tormead parent enquiries, please contact the Registrar As part of the assessment, we will before registering. contact your daughter’s current school to request a brief confidential report about her academic and other achievements.

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Registration Deadline Effective from Autumn Term 2021 Coach Services It’s Official: Tormead is ‘Excellent’ Sunday 31 October 2021 Fees are due and payable on or before In May 2017, the Independent Schools Full Time Pass Open Morning the first day of the term to which they 10 journeys per week: £415.00 per term Inspectorate (ISI) reports confirmed the Saturday 25 September 2021 relate. school’s high standards of education and adherence to regulatory standards. Curriculum Evening Tuition Fees Part Time Passes “Pupils expect to work Thursday 7 October 2021 9 journeys per week: £390.00 per term  Years 12 – 13 hard, take responsibility Academic Scholarship Assessments £5,570.00 per term 8 journeys per week: £370.00 per term for their own learning Friday 12 November 2021 and are ambitious for 7 journeys per week: £350.00 per term academic success” School Lunches 6 journeys per week: £325.00 per term Tormead was evaluated on its £305.00 per term educational standards - including 5 journeys per week: £295.00 per term attainment, learning and behaviour - as well as the quality of teaching, Third Daughter Discount curriculum, resources, assessment, Ad-hoc Single Tickets staffing, premises, links with parents (subject to space being available) £5.30 Two thirds of the term’s tuition fees will and the community, pupils’ personal be charged for the third and subsequent development and pastoral care, overall daughters of a family, all of whom are in management, efficiency, aims and attendance at one and the same time. ethos.

Registration Fee and Deposits Tormead has long prided itself on its pastoral care being a great strength of A non-returnable Registration Fee of the school. This is clear in the report and £100.00 is payable on completion of the supported by extremely good feedback: Registration Form. the inspection team noted that the staff create an environment within which the Senior School Deposit girls thrive. £700.00 The full report is available on our website. 5 6 Scholarships and Bursaries Results Destinations

16+ Scholarships Entrance Bursaries Tormead girls consistently achieve Every year, virtually all our Upper Sixth excellent results in both GCSE and A achieve their first-choice university Level examinations. places. Tormead offers a range of scholarships, Entrance Bursaries are available for available at different stages of your new applicants to the school at 16+, Independent assessors confirm that Approximately 10% of our students daughter’s academic career, to where a place has been offered but their results reflect considerable ‘value apply to Oxford/Cambridge, with acknowledge and celebrate your parents/guardians are unable to fund added’, compared to results achieved others choosing a range of Russell daughter’s achievements and talents. the tuition fees. nationally, by students of equivalent Group universities, as well as specialist ability. The vast majority of girls go to colleges for Art, Music and Drama. Scholarships are designed to recognise A discount of up to 100% of the tuition their first choice university to study a Others have chosen apprenticeships, and develop the girls’ talents, interests fees which may include assistance with diverse range of courses. such as one in engineering, helping to and aptitudes, whilst providing them additional expenses such as school design ejector seats for fighter-jets. with both enrichment and support. uniform and residential trips, depending on the financial, compassionate or other Year GCSE % A Level 9-7 Grades A*/A Grades We are extremely proud of the fact that Available 16+ scholarships include pertinent circumstances of applicants. for the past five years, Tormeadians Academic, Art, Drama and Music Assistance with lunches and transport 2021 89% 79% have been awarded national Arkwright are worth up to 10% of the current to/from school may also be available. Engineering Scholarships and old- tuition fees. Each year, the number 2020 86% 69% Tormeadians are currently working at of scholarships awarded is at the Hardship Bursaries McLaren, Dyson, Mercedes, helping to discretion of the Head. All scholarships, A limited number of Hardship Bursaries 2019 75% 67% design the London Underground, one which can be held for the whole of a are available for existing pupils where who is firmly committed to joining a girl’s time at Tormead, are reviewed a change in the parents’/guardians’ future Martian expedition, and the list annually. We look forward to award- circumstances has resulted in difficulty We’re also delighted that approximately could go on. holders remaining at Tormead until meeting tuition fees and which could 10% of each Upper Sixth year group they have completed their A Level result in the pupil being withdrawn apply for Oxbridge places. With less A full list of destinations is available on examinations, thus making a significant part-way through a key stage of her than 1% of the UK population having our website. contribution to school life. education. attended either Oxford or Cambridge, this is a remarkable achievement. Further details on scholarships are Bursary Applications available on our website. The number of bursaries available each year is limited and, unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications made after the published deadline. Interest must be registered by Monday 1 November 2021 and completed paperwork must be received by Monday 7 22 November 2021. 8 Travel

Train The school actively encourages The latest routes, timetables, fare Coach Service Routes Many girls use the train to commute to participation in its broad and varied information and online booking form range of after school activities. As we do are accessed via this link: school, as the nearest station – Guildford Camberley London Road – is only a short walk from not currently offer a late coach, discounts www.ridekura.com/tormead-school. Camberley—West End—Brookwood— school. There are numerous connecting are available to allow girls to participate, The timetable is subject to slight change trains from the main Guildford Station, along with the flexibility to use the coach on an annual basis to reflect changes in service on an adhoc basis. Coaches arrive demand and school requirements. both during the rush hour and after Weybridge school. at school before 8.15am each morning We require a termly commitment and Weybridge—Brooklands—West Byfleet— (traffic dependent) and depart at 4.12pm payment is added to your fees invoice. Pyrford—Woking—Mayford Buses each afternoon. The cost of the service is divided evenly into three termly instalments and added A number of public buses stop close to Walton Our Coach Stewards (Senior School girls) to the school fees invoice. school: Routes 25, 36, 37, 463 and 479. Walton—Walton Station—Esher— work closely with the Coach Coordinator, Claygate Driving promoting the on-board safety and Coach Passes wellbeing of the girls and monitoring Each girl is issued with a personalised There is a drop-off facility in front of the Oxshott routes and timings. The Coach Service is coach pass and there are a range of pass Oxshott—Leigh Hill Road—Cobham— Senior School for parents who wish to open to pupils of all ages once they have options available, enabling girls to take drive their daughter to school. Downside—Effingham Junction— settled into school life. differing numbers of journeys each week. Horsely— There are also sibling and study leave Cycling discounts. Demand for places can be Timetable and Bookings Both the Senior and Prep School sites We currently operate eight routes, using high and we endeavour to accommodate Peaslake———Merrow offer bike racks to store bicycles safely for well regarded local coach operators, all requests. However, where spaces are those girls wishing to cycle to school. transporting over 125 girls each day. limited, priority will be given to those Ewhurst Areas covered include Camberley, requiring full time tickets and those Coach Services Ewhurst—Sherrydon—New Park Road— Cobham, Esher, Ewhurst, Farnham, travelling the furthest. Shamley Green—Wonersh—Bramley— The Tormead Coach Service offers pupils Haslemere, Peaslake and Weybridge. Shalford and parents a convenient, safe, reliable and environmentally friendly means of Haslemere transport to and from school. Booking is Haslemere—Milford—Godalming— easy via an app, which is available online Peasmarsh via the booking website. Farnham Farnham 1—Farnham2

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