This summer, George Fradley will be deciding where he wishes to study Music and specialise in his love for the piano. A young musician with exceptional potential, George will be deciding between 3 Conservatoires, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Birmingham Conservatoire and Trinity College, London.

George, who is currently in his last year of A-levels at Ellesmere College, had his first taste of playing the piano at the age of six and enjoyed it immediately. In his first year of playing piano George won the “Most Promising Pianist” music prize in his hometown of Market Drayton, North Shropshire. Since then his playing has gone from strength to strength and his ability has grown with his love for performing. George attended Edenhurst Prep School in Newcastle-under-Lyme before joining Ellesmere College in 2008, starting in year 9 as a music scholar. 

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Ellesmere’s reputation for providing a tailor made education, focused on the individual and maximising the potential of our pupils, has been the foundation to the Ellesmere College for many years. However vital exam success is 85% of our students gain entrance into their first choice University and feel better prepared than most with the transition into higher education.

Our Gifted and Talented programme aims to enhance the educational development of pupils, helping them to prepare for top universities both in the UK and internationally. The words ‘gifted’ and ‘talented’ mean many things to many different people. At Ellesmere Collage we do not simply rely on external CAT scores, SAT scores or exam results, we place a high regard on teacher nominations and individual pupil profiles. The Ellesmere programme is linked to the Gifted and Talented scheme operated by the National Association for Able Children in Education. 

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