| Greenfields School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Priory Road , , RH18 5JD | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Established | 1981 |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Head teacher | Jeff Smith |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Website | www |
Greenfields School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school in Forest Row, East Sussex, England. It services children from 2 to 18. It has a Montessori-based Pre-school & Reception class, followed by Infant, Junior, Senior, 6th Form and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classes. The school uses the Cambridge Curriculum from Year 1 on up through the rest of the school. The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association.
Greenfields utilises a study method called Study Technology which is a teaching method developed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and licensed from U.S. non-profit educational organization Applied Scholastics.[1] The school does not teach any religious philosophies and includes children of all nationalities, cultures and religions.[2]
The school has English as a Foreign Language programmes for international students. Summer holiday programmes run from June to August, minimum stay 1 week. The school also runs English programmes all year around for children from 5 to 18 years old. Boarding is on-campus.
The school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate; an inspection was last conducted in 2017.[3]
Recent building developments have included a new four-classroom block in the Senior School, a purpose built Sports Hall in the Lower School and a complete renovation of the Main Senior Building.
Greenfields School is run by the Greenfields Educational Trust, a registered charity.[4]
In 1994, one of the non-Scientologist teachers from the school was jailed for five years after he admitted sexually molesting teenage pupils.[5]
A 2012 newspaper report [6] suggested that many students left the school after completing their GCSEs, without going on to the sixth form, in order to transfer to Sea Org.
References
- ^ School details - Greenfields School Independent Schools' Association
- ^ "Admissions FAQs". Greenfields School. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Greenfields School :: Independent Schools Inspectorate". www.isi.net. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Charity overview". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Teacher is jailed for sex offences". The Independent. London. 21 January 1994. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
Mark Kent, 32, of Forest Row, East Sussex, committed a catalogue of offences against boys at Greenfields school in Forest Row, where he worked.
- ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/as-katie-holmes-bars-suri-from-sea-org-the-sussex-school-whose-pupils-vanish-at-16-to-join-7935866.html