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Dauntsey's School

High Street
West Lavington
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 4HE

T: +44 (0)1380 814500

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ISC ID: 74691


Head

Mr John Davies (Head Master)

Boys - age range:

Day: 11 to 18

Boarding: 11 to 18

Girls - age range:

Day: 11 to 18

Boarding: 11 to 18

Size

854 pupils

Dauntsey's School case studies (8)

Mercer's Lectures

Partners

  • Dauntsey's School
  • Local schools
  • Wiltshire local community
  • Academic
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Cricket Outreach

Partners

  • Dauntsey's School
  • Local secondary schools
  • MCC Foundation Mid-Wiltshire Hub
  • Sport DofE Cadets
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Sport with local primary schools

Partners

  • Dauntsey's School
  • Five Lanes Primary School, Potterne, Devizes
  • Wansdyke School, Devizes
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  • St Thomas A Becket Church of England Aided Primary School
  • Urchfont Church of England Primary School
  • Rowde Church of England Primary Academy
  • The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
  • Sport DofE Cadets
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Drama support for local schools

Partners

  • Dauntsey's School
  • Lavington School, Market Lavington, Devizes
  • The Holy Trinity School
  • Performing Arts And Music
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Design & Technology with local schools

Partners

  • Dauntsey's School
  • Five Lanes Primary School, Potterne, Devizes
  • Urchfont Church of England Primary School
  • The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
  • Rowde Church of England Primary Academy
  • Other local primary schools
  • Art And Design
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Impact of partnership work done in 2023 (ISC annual Census 2024)

  • 25 state schools involved
  • 1001-2000 state school pupils involved
  • 2550 staff hours given

Impact Statement

We have a number of separate links throughout the year with local Primary Schools and other clubs, all of which ensure a very successful relationship with the local community. The use of the School’s sporting amenities enables both local clubs and schools to have access to high-level facilities; this is particularly the case with the use of the two AstroTurf pitches for the local hockey clubs, who can then develop their players from a very young age given the number of AstroTurf pitches available at the School, when compared to what else is on offer in the local area. In addition, given the shortage of sports’ coaches in the Primary schools, the fact that we visit nine of them every week in order to provide coaching, drills and games for all abilities is greatly appreciated and has a significant impact. At the same time the schools' staff use the sessions as a form of INSET, picking up coaching tips and ideas. The highlight of each term is the inter-school tournament, held at Dauntsey’s, where the children compete for a trophy and medals against all the other schools in the programme. The local Primary schools also do not have very extensive D&T facilities, nor the staffing or resources to achieve the academic targets expected of pupils at that stage of education. Therefore, the opportunity for a large number of Year 6 pupils to visit the School and experience the design and making process, from concept to outcome, has a huge impact. It also helps the visiting staff, who learn new skills and therefore enhance their own teaching. All the pupils leave with a high quality, and individual, piece of work from a visit that has become a highlight for many of the Year 6 pupils in the area. In addition, our pupils visit several Primary schools to listen to learner readers, who gain confidence from the experience, and the booster readers, who benefit from the extra attention. They also help with group work, PE and role play activities. The impact is significant in that the schools see our pupils as part of the team, and the pupils themselves really enjoy watching the young children learn something new or improve their skills. All parties look forward to their visits.
This year we also hosted Wiltshire's first Winter School Games Festival, organised by Wiltshire and Swindon Sport (WASP), involving 43 primary and secondary schools and more than 600 young athletes. The festival included the finals of five sports: primary hockey,U13 and U15 netball, secondary rugby sevens, new-age curling and modern triathlon. The organisers commented on how fortunate they were to be able to use the fantastic facilities. We will host the festival again this year.

There is bursary information on our website here.

  • Academic scholarships
  • All Rounder awards
  • Art scholarships
  • Choral scholarships
  • Drama scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Science/Technology scholarships
  • Sport scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • H M Forces discounts
  • Sibling discounts
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils