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Think where man’s glory most begins and ends,
And say my glory was I had such friends. WB Yeats
‘I always think that we live spiritually by what others have given us in the significant hours of our life. These significant hours do not announce themselves as coming, but arrive unexpected. Nor do they make a great show of themselves: they pass almost unperceived. Often, indeed, their significance comes home to us as we look back, just as the beauty of a landscape or of a piece of music strikes us first in our recollection of it. Much that has become our own in gentleness, modesty, kindness, willingness to forgive, in veracity, loyalty, resignation under suffering, we owe to people in whom we have seen or experienced these virtues at work, sometimes in a great manner, sometimes in a small. A thought which had become an act sprang into us like a spark, and lighted a new flame within us, and if we could tell them how it came about, they would be amazed to learn what passed over from their life into ours’. Albert Schweizer
All headmasters are asked at some stage what makes their school special. The answer lies in part within the two quotations above. WB Yeats reminds us that friends are so important and at Blundell’s the relationships formed in the community are at the heart of what is a special school. Albert Schweizer eloquently draws out the relationship between the teacher and the pupil, but also all those others, often unheard and unsung, who make community life so rewarding. Kindness and excellence are not mutually incompatible concepts. Whilst qualifications are very important, and we work very hard together to ensure strong academic success, we also believe in a sense of wholeness. Manners, kindness, consideration, courtesy and humility are extremely important because they show that all of us here care about those around us. We are, of course, continually introducing our pupils to developments in the educational world and giving them the framework to move forward successfully into the complex world because I see Blundell’s as a gateway to a wider perspective both nationally and internationally. In short our role is to provide the pupils with the gift of both ‘roots and wings’.
Ian Davenport
Head Master
Age range: 11 - 18
Day pupils: 100 boys and 80 girls
Annual day fees: £9,195 - £14,760
Weekly boarding pupils: 130 boys and 75 girls
Annual weekly boarding fees: £13,950 - £20,130
Full boarding pupils: 120 boys and 70 girls
Annual full boarding fees: £14,760 - £22,875
This school offers flexi-boarding.
TOTAL PUPILS: 350 boys and 225 girls, including 107 boys and 65 girls in the 6th form
Staff numbers: 55 full time and 6 part time
Method of entry: Common Entrance, Entry test or exam, Interview, Scholarship or bursary exam
Accreditations and affiliations: BSA, HMC
Religious affiliation: Church of England
Teaching languages: English
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The school offers: Other bursaries, Drama, Academic, Armed forces, Choral, Art, Junior school entry, Siblings, Music, Financial need, Senior school entry, All-rounder, Other scholarships, 6th Form, Sport
Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR
% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 92%% pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
21 courses are offered for age 18 exams
98% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year
This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
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