Learning Support Teacher with Maths (0.2 FTE)

The school is at a very exciting stage in its history. Numbers on roll have risen significantly in the last few years and the school is currently more full than ever before. The most recent ISI Inspection Report (June 2023) rated the school ‘Excellent’ in both areas of qualitative judgement (pupil achievement and pupil personal development) and the school was deemed fully compliant. The school successfully introduced co-education in 2021; girl numbers represent over 30% of the pupil population and are expected to rise further next year. The school has a flourishing Senior School (Years 7 and 8) including up to four sets in the core subjects and a discrete scholarship stream.

There are over 230 pupils in the school aged 7-13; nearly 70 of them board, full-time, weekly or part-time. Pupils sit Common Entrance or scholarships at 13+ in Year 8, and the school has an outstanding record of academic excellence. The school has averaged 15 scholarships and exhibitions per year over the last 5 years, and specifically 19 last academic year. In the last couple of years, Aldro pupils have left to attend such schools as: Abingdon, Bradfield, Canford, Charterhouse, Churcher’s, Eastbourne, Eton, Guildford High School, Harrow, King Edward’s, Lancing, Lord Wandsworth, Marlborough, Merchiston Castle, Oundle, RGS Guildford, Sevenoaks, Sherborne, Tonbridge, Uppingham, Wellington and Winchester.

Aldro is also committed to a breadth of education for its pupils and excellent results are achieved in sport, music, drama, art, design and chess. The school runs an extensive activity programme ranging from pistol shooting to ‘escape rooms’, and ‘Med Soc’ to ‘pétanque’! The curriculum is taught over six days, including lessons on Saturday mornings and inter-school fixtures on Saturday afternoons. The school has a weekend leave at least every third weekend and benefits from generous holidays. All staff are expected to make an active contribution to the wider life of the school.