School Summary

The Acorn School


Boys: 29
Girls: 41
Total Pupils: 70
Opened: 22-01-1992
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Christine Cook
The Acorn School
Church Street
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL6 0BP
Telephone: 01453836508
Website: https://www.theacornschool.com

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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Gloucestershire
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Stroud
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Easting: 385071
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HeadFirstName: Christine
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PropsName: Graeme Whiting
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Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 6
Street: Church Street
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Town: Stroud
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
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TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UPRN: 100121256580
URN: 115808
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I was educated at Acorn for twelve years and I had a fantastic experience. Not only did I learn all the things one is supposed to learn at school, I also learnt many practical skills from building to climbing, sewing to travelling. I was supported by my teachers the whole way through and thanks to them I have a place to study creative arts at university. The current Co-headmasters are two of the strongest and kindest people I know, and I would highly recommend the school to anyone looking for an education that teaches students about life as well as academia.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I was educated at Acorn for twelve years and I had a fantastic experience. Not only did I learn all the things one is supposed to learn at school, I also learnt many practical skills from building to climbing, sewing to travelling. 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Best summary of it is comes from an article the BBC wrote on the school a few years ago which they titled \"The School That Becomes A Family\". That says it all.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Charlie O'Malley","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105716763084051179748\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSChZGntO_E4PxbCh_pArTg-twY2aV-ePQ410CmoeRjKw8=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-01-29T18:53:56Z"}]