ISI Inspection Report - Flipbook - Page 4
Background Information
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Background Information
About the school
1.1
St Andrew’s School, Turi, Kenya is an international co-educational boarding school. The school was
established as a preparatory School in 1931 and accepts pupils as full boarders from the age of 5 to 6
with pupils moving to the senior school in Year 9. The senior school and the sixth form college (known
together as St Andrew’s Senior School) accept pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. The two sections
of the school (preparatory and senior) occupy the same 450 acres of secure campus. The senior school
share some facilities with the prep school, particularly for sport. The school is a company limited by
guarantee and is overseen by a board of governors.
What the school seeks to do
1.2
The school seeks to provide a well-rounded British curriculum education within an international
multicultural Christian boarding setting. It aims to provide a happy, stimulating, well-rounded
educational experience for children from a wide range of backgrounds. It encourages its pupils to grow
into well-educated, confident, self-disciplined and compassionate young adults who live and lead with
courage, integrity and compassion. Additionally, the School aims to prepare pupils with the skills,
knowledge and dynamism needed to thrive at university level and beyond, ensuring that every pupil
has opportunities and develops the resilience, resourcefulness, initiative and integrity required to
succeed.
About the pupils
1.3
The ability profile of the pupils is above average compared with those taking the same tests in the
United Kingdom (UK). Pupils admitted to the school are expected to have sufficient command of the
English language to enable them to benefit from the education provided and be able to adapt quickly
to the demands of learning in an English-speaking school. There are over 34 nationalities represented
in the school including those from Kenya, neighbouring or next to neighbouring countries, with pupils
drawn from mainly business and professional families. The school has identified 185 pupils as having
special educational needs and /or disabilities (SEND), specialist support is provided for 67 of these
who receive support either in or outside lessons. For almost all pupils at the school, English is an
additional language (EAL). However, the vast majority of these are bilingual or trilingual and speak
English fluently. Specialist EAL support is provided by the school for two pupils. Data used by the school
has identified 92 pupils as being the most able in the school’s population, and they receive additional
curriculum support within department and through extra-curricular activities.
© Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022
St Andrew’s School – Turi – Kenya – March 2022
