Welcome to Shapwick Senior School

Specialist day and boarding school for children with dyslexia.

Shapwick Senior School is a pioneering co-educational day and boarding school for children 13 to 16 years. As a CReSTeD category ‘SP’ School, Shapwick supports boys and girls whose education has been adversely affected by dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. Read More >

Pupils Achievements...

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  • Pupils Defy Time

    Pupils at Shapwick School have defied time by making amazing progress with spelling, reading and comprehension over the past year. In a 12... Read More >

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  • George Defies Predictions

    16 year old George Sloman from Corfe joined Shapwick Prep six years ago after enduring poor experiences. George arrived with extreme difficult... Read More >

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  • Oliver Overcomes Challenges

    Former Head Pupil, Oliver Boothby aged 16 from Othery gained nine GCSE passes including four As, two Bs and three Cs. Oliver joined during Yea... Read More >

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  • Alison Celebrates Impressive Results

    Alison joined Shapwick two years ago from a local comprehensive school which didn’t understand her needs and left her feeling totally humiliat... Read More >

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