Schools

The Stoke Poges School

Building on high expectations

We are a County Combined school for 4 – 11 year olds based in South Bucks.

  • Our mission is to develop each child’s potential to the full and to provide motivation to continue that development throughout life.
  • Our school aims to work in partnership with parents and guardians to promote happy and confident individuals who are able to take their place in society.
  • In our view children work and learn best in a happy, caring, exciting and rewarding environment which ensures that the child’s whole experience is interesting and enjoyable.

The Stoke Poges School
Rogers Lane,
Stoke Poges,
Bucks.
SL2 4LN

Head Teacher: Ms Liz Astley
Phone: 01753 643319
Fax: 01753 643431
email: office [Email address: office #AT# stokepoges.bucks.sch.uk - replace #AT# with @ ]

website: http://www.stokepoges.school

Secondary Schools

Buckinghamshire is rightly proud of its secondary schools – many of which are ranked amongst the highest performers in the national tables of GCSE and A level results.

In common with the rest of the county, which operates a selective secondary education system, year 6 children have the option of taking the 11+.

Stoke Poges falls within the catchment area for Burnham Grammar School (coeducational) and Beaconsfield High School (girls). Bucks County Council provides school buses from the village to both.

Although the parish lies outside its catchment area, John Hampden Grammar School (JHGS), (boys) has for many years taken boys from Stoke Poges and Farnham Royal parishes. A coach company offers private (chargeable) services to the school. Parents would need to allocate JHGS their first preference and be prepared to make a transfer appeal, after places are allocated in March.

Neighbouring Slough has three grammar schools – Langley, Herschel and Slough Grammar plus the Catholic St Bernard’s. Slough does not operate a catchment area and admission is by competitive entrance exam.

For those not taking the 11+ or not gaining the required score, Stoke Poges children are offered places at Chalfonts Community College. Chalfonts, Ofsted rated as ‘good’, has excellent facilities, a progressive ethos and scores very well in the national league tables in comparison to comprehensive schools elsewhere in the UK.

Information on schools admissions can be found online at Buckinghamshire Council’s education page.

Rainbow Pre-School

Rainbow play group was formed in 1968 by a local resident to meet the needs of local children. Over the years Rainbow has become a Pre-School and been on various sites around the village. The group has run from ‘The Lair’ at The Walter Davies Scouting Centre in Duffield Lane, Stoke Poges for the past 20 years. This permanent home is set in stunning woodland and fields, surrounded by 12 acres of beautiful grounds.

We provide education for 2 to 5 year olds daily, during term time, from 9 am to 3 pm Monday – Friday. Government funding is available for all children, the term after their 3rd birthday.
Rainbow has a well established and dedicated team of highly qualified practitioners who are supported by an annually elected parent management committee. We are a registered charity and are members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Rainbow Pre-School works with The Early Years Foundation Stage, under the framework of the Department for Education. We have regular OFSTED inspections which are ‘good’ with outstanding features.

For further information please visit our website www.stokepogesrainbow.co.uk or call us on 01753 647572 anytime our email address is stokepogesrainbow [Email address: stokepogesrainbow #AT# hotmail.co.uk - replace #AT# with @ ]

Sunshine Corner Pre-School Group

Our aim is to provide a safe warm relaxed and most importantly a happy environment where children can mature, socialise, gain independence and be helped to meet their full potential under the guidance of our experienced, qualified pre-school supervisors.Through purposeful, planned indoor and outdoor play that follows the Early Years Foundation Stage framework they can learn to share, help others, solve problems and participate in new experiences..

Our pre-school began as a mother and toddler group in the village hall in the early 1970s. A few mums got together to provide a place, within the village, where mums and their babies could meet and socialise. It then developed into a playgroup to meet the local needs, and over time it continued to evolve into the thriving pre-school you see today.

The pre-school operates from 9 am to 3.30 pm in term time in the Village Centre in Rogers Lane.

The children who attend are offered hours according to their age:

Children from the age of 2 years old, are offered 3 hour sessions – the cost of a session is currently £12.50.

Government funding is available for 3-4 year olds and children qualify for funding the term following their 3rd birthday; up to 15 funded hours per week can be accessed, and this can be take flexibly across a full day (subject to availability).

For further information please call on 01753 644300 or e-mail on info [Email address: info #AT# sunshinecornerpreschool.co.uk - replace #AT# with @ ]