School Summary

The German School


Boys: 418
Girls: 402
Total Pupils: 820
Opened: 09-09-1971
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Claudia Wolff-Lieser
The German School
Douglas House
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 7AH
Telephone: 02089402510
Website: https://www.dslondon.org.uk

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Address3: Petersham
AdministrativeWard (code): E05013777
AdministrativeWard (name): Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside
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Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
BoardingEstablishment (name): Does not have boarders
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Surrey
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E09000027
DistrictAdministrative (name): Richmond upon Thames
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 517895
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
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EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The German School
EstablishmentNumber: 6070
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 3
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Independent schools
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GOR (code): H
GOR (name): London
GSSLACode (name): E09000027
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Claudia
HeadLastName: Wolff-Lieser
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mrs
InspectorateName (name): Ofsted
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LA (code): 318
LA (name): Richmond upon Thames
LSOA (code): E01003816
LSOA (name): Richmond upon Thames 012C
LastChangedDate: 27-02-2023
Locality: Petersham Road
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MSOA (name): Richmond upon Thames 012
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Northing: 173170
NumberOfBoys: 418
NumberOfGirls: 402
NumberOfPupils: 820
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 26-05-2022
OfstedRating (name): Good
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OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 09-09-1971
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Richmond Park
PercentageFSM: 0.0
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
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Postcode: TW10 7AH
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): None
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SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 0
SchoolCapacity: 900
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: www.dslondon.org.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 3
Street: Douglas House
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 02089402510
Town: Richmond
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 11
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UKPRN: 10018238
UPRN: 10070708187
URN: 102945
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
id: 2947

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rating: 4.1
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reviews: [{"publishTime":"2023-04-08T15:35:21Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 months ago","author":"Alistair Hoyle","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101507199176404130378\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdhx3bEnBO7aNVCmujwL89PrZbKzAzuxMHzXyw3re689A=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Appalling treatment of interviewees. My partner secured an interview, she is German and successfully passed through the first two stages. The school then arranged for a follow up zoom interview for which they failed to appear without acknowledgement or apology. My partner had organised using her bosses office to participate in this interview during work hours. After being contacted to address their error Deutsche Schule apologised and arranged a replacement interview. However, the same thing happened again. Detailed preparation had been done for the interview and once more, no acknowledgement or apology or forewarning, just a lack of appearance. Following this, days later, my partner received an email to say 'thank you for your interest in the position, following the interview we won't be taking your application further'. Hilariously a rejection for an interview that they failed to appear for twice in a row. It demonstrates the complete lack of competency from senior leadership and also the pretention and inflated high regard they clearly hold for themselves. Ironical that they thought they were in a position to reject my partner when it had already become abundantly clear that this was an establishment to avoid working for. Incredibly unprofessional conduct across the board.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Appalling treatment of interviewees. My partner secured an interview, she is German and successfully passed through the first two stages. The school then arranged for a follow up zoom interview for which they failed to appear without acknowledgement or apology. My partner had organised using her bosses office to participate in this interview during work hours. After being contacted to address their error Deutsche Schule apologised and arranged a replacement interview. However, the same thing happened again. Detailed preparation had been done for the interview and once more, no acknowledgement or apology or forewarning, just a lack of appearance. Following this, days later, my partner received an email to say 'thank you for your interest in the position, following the interview we won't be taking your application further'. Hilariously a rejection for an interview that they failed to appear for twice in a row. It demonstrates the complete lack of competency from senior leadership and also the pretention and inflated high regard they clearly hold for themselves. Ironical that they thought they were in a position to reject my partner when it had already become abundantly clear that this was an establishment to avoid working for. Incredibly unprofessional conduct across the board.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2021-02-13T15:02:22Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","author":"Yolon S","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109858177421362986452\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtf0tQaifukaNLetLmIKZNcQbURAHvag6Xny1rib0d19=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Fantastic school! High academic expectations, amazing pastoral care, very supportive teachers, very friendly atmosphere. Huge gym, brand new high tech science block and large grounds. My kids transferred from a top British secondary and could not believe their luck.\n\nVery strong leadership. The school manages the lockdown extremely well. Excellent online learning provision and pastoral care.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Fantastic school! High academic expectations, amazing pastoral care, very supportive teachers, very friendly atmosphere. Huge gym, brand new high tech science block and large grounds. My kids transferred from a top British secondary and could not believe their luck.\n\nVery strong leadership. The school manages the lockdown extremely well. Excellent online learning provision and pastoral care.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2019-02-10T18:56:16Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","author":"Cappuccino Con Latte","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107190506186514790244\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtc7bAZINiG1kPPxWUibpMP94BrFE-SzeglDgRW300qT=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Worst school I've ever been to. Staff is rude and not caring about its pupils at all. The environment is closed and overall not quite welcoming. There was an immensive amount of bullying, not directed towards me, but various people I knew would get called names such as disgusting, ugly and much more. The worst is that there wasn't any sort of focus about this matter. Wouldn't recommend this school in any circumstances.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Worst school I've ever been to. Staff is rude and not caring about its pupils at all. The environment is closed and overall not quite welcoming. There was an immensive amount of bullying, not directed towards me, but various people I knew would get called names such as disgusting, ugly and much more. The worst is that there wasn't any sort of focus about this matter. Wouldn't recommend this school in any circumstances.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2017-09-17T22:58:18Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","author":"Jon Snow","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112472201627723613790\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtcKXPV_CR4rrrYB73LZ-ZrRaD-M80ydCloZMXsP5jqU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"As a former student (from Kindergarten to Year 10), I absolutely loved this school! Excellent facilities, great curriculum and made lifelong friends! Couldn't recommend it more!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"As a former student (from Kindergarten to Year 10), I absolutely loved this school! Excellent facilities, great curriculum and made lifelong friends! Couldn't recommend it more!","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2017-07-08T14:36:22Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","author":"Vish Vishvanath","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116943885381853513180\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRagyd2zLh5lGD_-MOeD2H5GU9xQ-1ocAL7-NTMC45UKPo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4","rating":5,"text":{"text":"High-quality education with beautiful grounds, outside of the insane British system. Much to love, little to dislike. How does one review a school for Google anyway?","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"High-quality education with beautiful grounds, outside of the insane British system. Much to love, little to dislike. How does one review a school for Google anyway?","languageCode":"en"}}]
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