Falconer School

Falconer School
Motto	'Rise Above'
Established	1988
Type	Community special school
Headteacher	Johnathan Kemp
Deputy Headteachers	Fraiser Cunningham & Paul Hollop
Location	Falconer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AT England
Local authority	Hertfordshire
DfE number	919/7033
DfE URN	117686 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	Maximum Allowed: 75 72 (as of 4 July 2011)
Gender	Boys
Ages	11–16
Houses	Peregrine (Red), Merlin (Green), Kestrel (Blue)
Colours	Grey (Primary), Black/White (Secondary)
Website	www.falconer.herts.sch.uk

Falconer School is a secondary school catering to students with special needs (Primarily learning disabilities or those diagnosed with SEBD). Falconer is situated in Hertfordshire and provides day education for pupils that attend. The school was founded in 1974, in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

Education

Falconer provides students with a range of qualifications up to GCSE-level, through a mix of both academic and vocational work. Each student has a personal say on the qualification subjects that they participate in. As of present, Falconer school offers a total of 25 qualifications which are available to students:

English Literature
English Language
English (mixed)
Mathematics (both foundation and higher)
Science (only 'single' science is currently available at Falconer School, while changes are being made to ensure that they are able to provide students with further qualifications in science if the student needs require so)
Art
Music (Arts Award & Full GCSE)
Design & Technology (Resistant Materials)
French
ICT (Qualification varies depending on student requirements, currently offers a mix of three qualifications:
- iMedia Level 1, 2 or 3
- ICT GCSE Edexcel
- Computing GCSE OCR )
History
COPE Qualification
Law and Crime Qualification
City and Guilds Qualification
Physical Education Foundation Qualification
Religious Education GCSE
Horticulture Qualification
Construction Qualification
Engineering Qualification

(Details needed on exact detailing of courses)

Boarding

Residential facilities are available within the school for a maximum of twelve pupils. Pupils who reside in Falcon High arrive in school on Monday morning and return home at the end of school on Fridays.

External links

Schools in Hertfordshire

Primary

Icknield Walk First School Little Munden Primary School Samuel Ryder Academy Districts: Dacorum Hertsmere Three Rivers Watford

Secondary

Independent (preparatory)

Aldenham School Aldwickbury School Beechwood Park School Heath Mount School Kingshott School Lochinver House School Lockers Park School Manor Lodge School Northwood Prep School Radlett Preparatory School St. Hilda's School St Joseph's In The Park York House School

Independent (senior)

Special

Collett School Falconer School Independent: Egerton Rothesay School

Defunct

Brondesbury-at-Stocks Chrysalis School The Heathcote School Langleybury Norton School Royal Caledonian School Royal Masonic School for Boys Wynyard School

Coordinates: 51°38′49″N 0°22′05″W / 51.64700°N 0.36817°W / 51.64700; -0.36817

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