Framlingham College - The School

The School

Mr Paul Taylor became Headmaster in September 2009; he was formerly Lower Master (Deputy Head) at King’s School in Canterbury. He now leads a school that has recently received an excellent ISI Inspection Report in February 2010 and an Outstanding Ofsted report in February 2011, which described the College as highly successful in meeting its stated aims and mission of providing a first class, holistic education, in a safe and inspiring environment, accessible to a broad range of boys and girls.

All students are accommodated in seven fully integrated boarding and day houses: three for girls and four for boys. The excellent facilities at Framlingham College include a theatre with tiered seating for 250, a state-of-the-art Design and Technology Centre, a modern library and a leisure centre that houses an indoor swimming pool, a fitness suite and weights room. The original library, which was given to the College by Charles H. Berners, Esq. DL in 1899, was significantly extended in 1998, leaving a light spacious area where pupils can study comfortably.

The College has a fine record in stretching the most able, while the ‘value added’ rating for those pupils who are not automatically destined to achieve A grades at GCSE and A Level stands among the very best in the country. DCSF figures covering recent years confirmed this when placing the College among the top 5% in the country at improving pupils’ grades between GCSE and A level, and this is reflected in the ISI Inspection report which describes much of the teaching as outstanding.

The academic success rates are mirrored by outstanding sporting achievements, commitment to the popular and extremely successful Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and the outward-bound work of the voluntary Combined Cadet Force. From the cut and thrust of the debating society there are visiting speakers and musical performances, charity competitions, formal house suppers and many cultural, educational and recreational visits. Whether it is cookery or the choral society, equestrianism or model making, a round of golf on campus or trekking in Nepal, there is something for everyone.