School Summary

Old Buckenham Hall School


Boys: 127
Girls: 115
Total Pupils: 242
Opened: 01-01-1943
Ofsted:
Headteacher: David Griffiths
Old Buckenham Hall School
Brettenham Park
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP7 7PH
Telephone: 01449740252
Website: https://www.obh.co.uk

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AdministrativeWard (code): E05012580
AdministrativeWard (name): North West Cosford
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
BSOInspectorateName (name): Not applicable
Boarders (code): 3
Boarders (name): Boarding school
BoardingEstablishment (name): Has boarders
CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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County (name): Suffolk
DateOfLastInspectionVisit:
Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E07000200
DistrictAdministrative (name): Babergh
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 595716
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: Old Buckenham Hall School
EstablishmentNumber: 6019
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 3
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Independent schools
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GOR (code): G
GOR (name): East of England
GSSLACode (name): E10000029
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: David
HeadLastName: Griffiths
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mr
InspectorateName (name): ISI
InspectorateReport:
LA (code): 935
LA (name): Suffolk
LSOA (code): E01029876
LSOA (name): Babergh 001A
LastChangedDate: 01-03-2023
Locality:
MSOA (code): E02006227
MSOA (name): Babergh 001
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 252965
NumberOfBoys: 127
NumberOfGirls: 115
NumberOfPupils: 242
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
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OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-01-1943
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000946
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): South Suffolk
PercentageFSM: 0
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
PlacesPRU:
Postcode: IP7 7PH
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PreviousLA (code): 999
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QABName (code): 0
QABName (name): Not applicable
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RSCRegion (name): East of England and North-East London
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): Church of England
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SENNoStat: 55
SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 0
SchoolCapacity: 240
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: www.obh.co.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 13
StatutoryLowAge: 3
Street: Brettenham Park
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
TeenMothPlaces:
TelephoneNum: 01449740252
Town: Ipswich
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
Trusts (code):
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 11
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UKPRN: 10018589
UPRN: 200004236944
URN: 124873
UrbanRural (code): F1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"In the 1980s the music teacher Mr Wynnes and an English teacher Mr John Hill beat me quite badly for not want to learn the flute and poor grammar. I can't find any reference to them on the internet so i assume they are both dead. Wooohoo !!! Good riddance!! Also ... one other teacher in the 80s, (who'll remain nameless), would watch the boys showering everyday after playing sport with a massive erection bulging out of his shorts. Madness, how some people are allowed to be teachers is beyond me.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"In the 1980s the music teacher Mr Wynnes and an English teacher Mr John Hill beat me quite badly for not want to learn the flute and poor grammar. I can't find any reference to them on the internet so i assume they are both dead. Wooohoo !!! Good riddance!! Also ... one other teacher in the 80s, (who'll remain nameless), would watch the boys showering everyday after playing sport with a massive erection bulging out of his shorts. Madness, how some people are allowed to be teachers is beyond me.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Simon Watts","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111848123635815472955\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfMAR_2ARWuJn_VJlFHFwojRcv4VC5YghP6vfas1s20=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-02-02T15:06:28Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I remember quite vividly my stay at OBH which I joined in 1949 at the age of four. I also remember that one wing of the school had caught fire and was burned down. Our dormitory was destroyed and the experience was quite traumatic specially when the firemen rolled me up in a blanket and threw me out of the window onto the snow below. I remember Mrs Peacock our music teacher who while playing the piano would go into a feinting spell. Our headmaster was a war veteran called captain Sewell who had one wooden leg. Too many moments to recall.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I remember quite vividly my stay at OBH which I joined in 1949 at the age of four. I also remember that one wing of the school had caught fire and was burned down. Our dormitory was destroyed and the experience was quite traumatic specially when the firemen rolled me up in a blanket and threw me out of the window onto the snow below. I remember Mrs Peacock our music teacher who while playing the piano would go into a feinting spell. Our headmaster was a war veteran called captain Sewell who had one wooden leg. Too many moments to recall.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sam","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109986226994220474606\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRMhpr33up9I0E05rHKI2ZknBe8zEWqs9b1is0OqCIyc6U=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2015-12-31T00:17:21Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Not very good memories of this place\n. Early 50s a feared place to be be taught.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Not very good memories of this place\n. Early 50s a feared place to be be taught.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Simon Reeve","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/118026035905107929109\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQiviJj_D5Hfi20LJD6061pchB1DFP7EkYI_iK7-VerSQU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-05-01T21:07:46Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 years ago","rating":1,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Oliver Salmon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107562336260482646919\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtcqXZCO03BuKqTwEVeaGCHEe2sXInGcu4tAkzbrlALb=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2015-03-18T09:56:19Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":3,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"aishah` ghauri","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107619818344273919867\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfdUQEa_ypcIq0CDDhQdBYOh96-nrHiY_BOY8mrcDxQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-06-06T06:50:28Z"}]