Davenies School

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Davenies School is an independent day school for boys aged 4-13, located in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Its current headmaster is Mr C. Watson.

The School was founded in 1941 and was supposedly an all boys boarding school but was soon changed to a day school. The school takes the 11+ examination and the Common Entrance examination at age 13.

[edit] Houses

There are 4 houses, currently named after famous English explorers (previously named after birds):

Cook (originally Herons) - Blue
Shackelton (originally Rooks) - Red
Scott (originally Swans) - Yellow
Drake (originally Gulls) - Green

The school offers a wide range of academic subjects, as well as many Extra Curricular activities that take place after school.

[edit] Subjects

The subjects taught are listed below (along with the year in which they are first taught).

Maths- Yr2 *
English- Yr2 *
French- Yr2 *
Science- Yr3 *
History- Yr3 *
Geography- Yr3 *
Latin- Yr6 *
Religious Studies- Yr2 *
Music- Reception
Drama- Reception
PSHE -Yr3
P.E -Yr1
I.C.T (Computer Studies)- Reception
Games(Sport)-Yr2

Lessons only taught in lower school (Reception - Yr1)

Handwriting- Yr1
Reading- Reception
Spelling- Reception
Numbers- Reception
Subjects that have examinations, but not necessarily when they begin to be taught

[edit] Sport

Davenies play three main sports during the year, as well as a variety of other sports taught through P.E. lessons.

Autumn - Rugby Lent - Football Summer - Cricket/Athletics(Rounders for Yr2)

From year 2 onwards the students are split into teams A,B,C,D(E,F) of ability and play other schools

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