School Tour
Reception
When you arrive at school you will enter through the main door and you will be greeted by a member of your class team who will help you to class. You can say Hello, to Vicky, Barbara and Kathryn in the office.
Silk
The first class is Silk class for nursery and reception age pupils. They have their own outside area to access whatever the weather.
Forest
Next to Silk is our other Early Years class, Forest. They also have direct access to a covered playground and they share a bathroom with Silk pupils.
Granelli
At the top of the main corridor is Granelli classroom which is one of our key stage one classes.
Hovis
Hovis class is one of our key stage two classes in the mobile classroom
Mulberry
Mulberry class are our upper key stage two class and are in the mobile on the upper school playground.
Arighi
Arighis class is one of our key stage three classes and is based on the lower floor of the upper school building. They have direct access to the outside lawn area.
Bollin
Bollin is one of our key stage four classes and is situated on the ground floor of our new secondary building.
Barnaby
Barnaby is our PMLD class where we run a sensory based curriculum and lessons are at a slower, calmer pace. Pupils in this class have opportunity to stand, stretch and practise walking in their own time and have access to different therapies and health support.
Barnaby is situated in our secondary department on the lower floor with direct access to the playground.
Treacle
Treacle is one of our key stage four classes and is situated on the ground floor of our new secondary building.
Hydrotherapy Pool
We have our hydrotherapy pool onsite which is used daily.
Sensory room
Our sensory room is equipped with tracking and the latest sensory devices such as our new interactive projector.
Nurse
We have a nurse, Cassie, and health care assistant, Sharon, on site everyday who know the pupils very well. They are situated in the main corridor.
Meeting room
Clinic appointments, meetings and monthly coffee mornings are held in our meeting room named DC Suite after a previous Head Teacher. This is near the front reception.
Hall
Our main hall has many functions, every morning it is the base for our large sensory circuits which provides a positive start for many of our ASC pupils. Upper key stage two, key stage three, four and five pupils eat in here and go to the hatch to choose their dinners. We also have indoor PE sessions and assemblies in here.
Lower school ICT suite and eye gaze room
We are very lucky to have a fully equipped ICT suite with 4 PCs and a laptop trolley. This room is used on a rota by every class to help with computing skills across the curriculum and it is situated in the centre of lower school.
Ball Pool
We have an exciting new jungle gym and soft play area with a ball pool which is an excellent place for our younger pupils to blow off some steam and practice some gross motor skills.
Head Teacher's office
This is Emma's office where you can visit to deliver a message or tell her when you have any outstanding achievements to share. Emma's office is behind reception at the front of school.
Middlewood
Middlewood is one of our key stage three classes. It is situated on the lower floor of the secondary department.
6th form 1
The sixth form are situated on the 1st floor of the secondary department. They are split into sixth form 1 and sixth form 2 classes
6th form 2
This is sixth form two
Chill out room
Small group work room
This is special room for small group work, private work, 1:1 work or meetings. It is situated next to the chillout room in the secondary department.
Green Room
We have a sensory group that caters for some pupils who need specific input to start off their day. This is called Green Room.
6th form common room
Like all 6th forms, we have a common room in which our key stage five pupils have their breaks. This is on the upper floor of the secondary department.
Playgrounds
We are very lucky to have so many playgrounds. This means we can split up or join together for play times and we have the option of playing outside under the cover of our canopies.
Art Room
This is the upper school art room situated on the upper floor next to the 6th form classrooms.
Cookery Rooms
This is the brand new cookery room situated in the upper school building on the top floor.