Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire)
Wycliffe College is a co-educational independent school located in the town of Stonehouse (near the market town of Stroud) in Gloucestershire, in the West of England. The school was founded in 1882 by GW Sibly, and comprises a Nursery School for ages 2 – 4, a Preparatory School for ages 4 – 13, and a Senior School catering for ages 13 – 18, that includes a Sixth Form College. A total of around 800 pupils are enrolled at the school. The school is the first independent school in the country to have achieved recognition with National Academy for Able Children in Education (NACE). The school has also achieved 'CReSTeD' accreditation for teaching dyslexic pupils. A 2007 Ofsted inspection report on the welfare and facilities for boarders assessed the overall quality as good, with some aspects being outstanding.
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