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Cumnor House School
Primary · Independent · South Croydon
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168 Pampisford Road, CR2 6DA, South Croydon
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Firstly terrible behavior problems, even tho there's only 14 in a class.
The minus points aren't a deterrent so lessons were disrupted by teachers having to deal (ineffectively) constantly with bad, rude behaviour. Eldest son would come home really fed up and upset about this, especially when the perpetrators seem to get rewarded by playing in the sports A teams.
CHS thrive on their sporting reputation, so they do anything to hang on to the boys who excel in sports, even if means academic boys have lessons disrupted.
The next point is that a lot of the disruptive boys have needs and there's no support for them. A couple of years ago, there was an excellent SENCo who really tried to support my son with the anxiety he was feeling about going to school, but she moved to another school.
Youngest son had an ok time, but was never challenged academically. He sent most of his time colouring in sheets downloaded from websites. Both my sons secured scholarships because of the work their dad and I put in, nothing to do with CHS.
The headteacher was almost dismissive when my husband and I would come with our concerns, she'd smile to us but nothing changed.
In short, there are many, much better schools in the area, including some of the outstanding state schools.
Because of this, CHS is going down the route many small independent schools have gone - they get desperate for fees, admit any child even if they can't cope with their need, then close down.
Please consider carefully before sending your son here.