Slindon College

Slindon College is an Independent Boarding and Day School providing a Specialist Learning Environment for boys aged 8-18, set in the historic Slindon House in the South Downs National Park. Slindon College is a purposefully small school with an inclusive boarding community.  Classes have a maximum of 10 pupils to ensure individual needs are met and to promote personal development.

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    Slindon College

    Inidividual Support

    Experienced academic and boarding staff work together to provide pupils with individual support. At Slindon College we support a wide range of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) including (but not limited to); literacy difficulties including Dyslexia, numeracy difficulties including Dyscalculia, speech, language and communication difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Dyspraxia.

    Specialist Teaching

    Slindon College has a team of Specialist Teachers including in-house Occupational Therapists and a Speech and Language Therapist. Specialist Teachers at the school continuously liaise with subject teachers to disseminate useful individualised strategies. Great care is taken to ensure that all pupils are supported to develop their strengths and overcome any weaknesses across the curriculum.

    A Wide Curriculum

    In addition to core classroom based subjects, the offering at Slindon College extends to everything from specialist drama and music sessions through to Land Based Studies on our College Farm and Design Technology and Engineering and Motor Mechanics. Slindon College’s Greenpower electric car racing team is one of our most popular enrichment activities.

    Mental Fitness

    The ‘Mental Fitness’ team at Slindon College provide unwavering support to all pupils for their emotional growth, resilience and overall wellbeing. Slindon College recently won the Independent Schools Association Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mental Health. The school also holds the Carnegie Centre for Mental Health in Schools Silver Award.

    “It is impossible to quantify all my son has achieved in his time at Slindon College; socially, emotionally and academically. He now has a real belief in himself and most importantly a real future.  He now has the confidence and self-belief that there are things out there that he can do.” Parent of Year 13 Leaver

    Category: Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form

    Pupils: Boys

    Type: Boarding and Day

    Religious Affiliation: Non-Denominational

    Roll: 110 Boys / 0 Girls

    Day pupils: 95

    Boarder Number: 15

    Age Range: 8-18 Years

    Founded: 1993

    Location Description

    Slindon College is situated in the heart of West Sussex in the small village of Slindon.

    5 miles from the historic town of Arundel

    8 miles east of Chichester

    10 miles west of Worthing.

    Approximately 50 mins travel time from London Gatwick

    Approximately 90 mins travel time from London Heathrow

    Our nearest train station is Barnham with direct links to London Victoria.

    School Contact Details

    Headteacher: Mrs Sotiria Vlahodimou BSc, MSc, PGCE, PGCP, QTS, Level 5 SpL, NPQH

    Contact for enquiries:Ms Holly Stevens

    Slindon House, Top Road, Slindon, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0RH

    Tel: 01243 814320

    Email: registrar@slindoncollege.co.uk

    www.slindoncollege.co.uk

    Facilities

    Slindon College facilities include an outdoor heated swimming pool for swimming skills and kayaking; Multi Use Games Area for basketball, football, tennis and handball; Farm and Horitculture area with two donkeys and two alpacas; Sensory Garden; mountain bike track; Forest School; Sports Hall for table tennis, squash badminton etc; art and graphics studio with dark room for photography; motor mechanics garage with electric race car.

    Scholarships

    Some bursaries are available.

    Entrance Requirements

    Following an informal chat with our Admissions Officer to assess suitability we will request copies of reports and references from the applicants’ current school. Upon review of the information we may offer pupils and parents a tour of the College where they can meet the Headteacher and Lead SENCo. The College is nonselective and prospective pupils can apply throughout the year.

    Fees

    from Jan 2025 (incl. vat)

    Day Pupils: Years 4 – 6: Termly Fee: £6,330, (£18,990 per annum)

    Day Pupils: Years 7 – 13: Termly Fee: £8,355, (£25,065 per annum)

    Weekly Boarding Pupils (4 nights):  Termly Fee: £10,6955, (£32,085 per annum)

    Boarding Pupils Termly Fee: £12,375, (£37,125 per annum)

     

    Affiliations/Memberships

    CReSTeD, Good School’s Guide, ISA, BSA and NASEN

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    OPEN DAYS

    All visits are welcome, please contact the school

    Open Morning: Saturday 1 Mar 2025 - Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Open Morning: Saturday 4 Oct 2025 - Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Open Mornings are a great way to see our beautifully located day and boarding School in West Sussex.

    Open Mornings: Please REGISTER your interest

     

    For further details view www.slindoncollege.co.uk/openmornings-visits

    Private visits of our Day and Boarding School are also welcomed, please contact our Admissions Officer via this enquiry form.

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    • Slindon College Wins National Title...

      Slindon College was announced as the winner of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mental Health and Wellbeing 2024. The ISA set up the Awards to celebrate and recognise the breadth of quality of provision in independent education across the UK. Headteacher at Slindon College, Sotiria Vlahodimou said: “We are...

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    • A Magical World Book Day...

      Merlin's beard! What an amazing World Book Day, with so many pupils and members of staff joining in! The event was organised by Mrs Nash (Head of English) and her creative team! We celebrated this year by theming our lessons to the 'Harry Potter' book series by author J.K. Rowling! The pupils had fun delving into Potions in...

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    • Slindon Scoops Pioneering Mental Health...

      Slindon College, near Arundel, has achieved the School Mental Health Award, delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health...

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    • Singer Carly Mahone dazzles at...

      Thank you to all those that made our annual Christmas by Candlelight at the College such a special, festive evening! Singer Carly Mahone and special guest performer Dean Roberts dazzled the packed audience with their unique renditions of festive favourites! We were delighted to see guests joining in with both singing and dancing! The Arun Choral Society provided even...

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    • Christmas at Slindon College!

      It must be Christmas time again at Slindon College! A huge thank you to our amazing Catering Team for cooking such a delicious roast dinner. As is tradition, the Great Hall was laid out in House Tables, with members of both the Senior Leadership Team and Maintenance Team acting as waiters for the staff and pupils. This...

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    • Another Scone Bites the Dust!...

      A very big thank you to everyone who came and supported 'Another Scone Bites the Dust' this afternoon, an event named and organised by our talented Sixth Form pupils! The Sixth Formers worked so hard this half-term to prepare an event as part of their Life Skills sessions. So many members of staff as well as pupils came...

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    • Christmas begins with FoSC! –...

      Our Friends of Slindon College (FoSC) organised a fantastic, festive wreath-making session. This took place here in our Great Hall in December!  Some outstanding wreath-making efforts were on full display from our parents and carers who attended! The event has become a tradition at the College. It is a key moment in our build up...

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    • Occupational Therapy in full swing!...

      We are thrilled with this new addition to our Therapy Department. Our new swing is a therapy tool that we will use to support the delivery of Sensory Integration Therapy. The swing particularly focus on the vestibular (movement) and proprioceptive (body awareness) senses. This is an additional tool to our Occupational Therapy intervention, as well as...

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    • New Headteacher Announcement – Slindon...

      Following a thorough and competitive recruitment and selection process the new Headteacher of Slindon College has been announced as it looks forward to...

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    • One in a million experience...

      Our Greenpower pupils got to go behind the scenes to see race control, trophies, the winner's podium and one pupil drove on the finishing straight! After being personally invited by Mr Jonathan Palmer (Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision Racing) who visited the College during the summer, Greenpower staff and pupils were treated to some thrilling MSVR club car championship...

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    • Slindon College gets its first...

      A huge achievement for our budding young actors who took part in LAMDA performance examinations at Haywards Heath Exam Centre in 2021. These were the only in person exams that took place in 2021 and were completed as they normally would be prior to global complications. Since the College welcomed these exams, we have seen a yearly rise in grades that...

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    • GCSE & A Level Exam...

      Slindon College is proud to announce another excellent year of examination results by our pupils in a year of unprecedented disruption and challenges to their studies. These results reflect a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication in very difficult circumstances. ​For our Year 11, 63% gained 5 or more passes at GCSE Level 4...

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    • Success in the ISA London...

      ISA (Independent Schools' Association) Arts offers national competitions and annual events that give pupils and schools the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents and participate against other schools encouraging the pupils’ confidence and creativity. We are absolutely delighted to announce that Yr 9 pupil, Ben R. was awarded the winner of the ISA Art Competition (London South) for Key Stage...

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    • A splashing effort for Slindon...

      The weather was glorious for Slindon College's annual inter-House swimming gala and our boys showed fantastic effort! This traditional whole school event pitted our Houses; Cowdray, Norfolk, Richmond and Sussex, against each other in various aquatic races! The very successful day was organised by Mr Muir, our PE teacher. Slindon's swimming gala took place the Friday before...

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    • Success at Goodwood Motor Circuit...

      A massive congratulations to Slindon College Greenpower team on their success at Goodwood Motor Circuit! At Slindon College, we take part in Greenpower! Inspiring young people to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths through a unique challenge: to design, build and race an electric car. Greenpower Education Trust is a UK based charity with...

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    • The waterpump that Slindon College...

      Our relationship with AquAid and The Africa Trust has enabled a water pump to be built in Zimbabwe. The watercooler at Slindon College is from AquAid Water Coolers and through them, the College was able to donate to The Africa Trust charity who use the funds to build water pumps called ‘Elephant Pumps’. The pumps are a modified version...

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    • Summary of Remote Learning during...

      Whilst the first term of 2021 hasn’t started the way Slindon College would’ve hoped it hasn’t stopped our dedicated pupils from getting stuck into their remote learning online. You can find regular updates on Slindon College Remote Learning via our Facebook and Instagram pages. Each week the College has been using one House Time for a...

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    • Remote Learning Round-up – Slindon...

      Whilst the first term of 2021 hasn’t started the way we would’ve hoped it hasn’t stopped our dedicated pupils from getting stuck into their remote learning. You can view the video snapshot of some of the activities our pupils have been up to on our Instagram ... In Design Technology Year 7 pupils designed eye-catching...

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