Witherslack Group | ‘Promoting Resilience : Developing Independence’

WITHERSLACK HALL SCHOOL is a well established and highly effective independent 38 week residential and day school. The school caters for boys, aged 11-19, who have complex learning needs and challenging behaviour.

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"The provision of information for parents, carers and others is outstanding. Reports to parents about their child’s progress are outstanding." Ofsted

PONTVILLE SCHOOL is situated in the historic market town of Ormskirk in Lancashire. Pontville School is a co-educational day and residential school for children and young people between the ages of 7 – 19.

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"Pontville is an outstanding school which provides high quality care and education. The outstanding overall quality of education enables pupils to make outstanding progress." Ofsted 2009

CEDAR HOUSE SCHOOL is a 38 week residential and day special school, which caters for boys and girls between the ages of 7-16, situated in the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale, in the Lake District.

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"As a result of the good teaching and high standards of care, the pupils make good progress in their learning and outstanding progress in their personal and social development." Ofsted 2007

CHILWORTH HOUSE SCHOOL is a co-educational day special school, catering for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils, situated in a rural environment on the outskirts of Oxford.

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"The interweaving of the values and social and emotional aspects of learning, greatly enriches the pupils’ experiences."
Ofsted 2008

WESTMORLAND SCHOOL is a primary day school catering for 32 boys and girls with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties and associated learning needs.

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"The curriculum is outstanding, takes account of the National Curriculum and provides personalised programmes for individual pupils to enable them to make good academic progress."

LAKESIDE SCHOOL was opened in January 2001, to cater for children with complex learning and communication difficulties, in the age range 5–13 years.

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"Staff know their pupils well and relationships within the school community are strong and have a significant impact in meeting the pupils’ academic and behavioural needs."

CUMBERLAND SCHOOL opened in April 2008 as a day school for girls and boys aged 11-16 who have behavioural, emotional, social and associated learning difficulties, which can hinder their academic progress.

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"The individual has a combination of personal characteristics and skills that allows one to function beyond what would be expected in the light of that person's vulnerability or exposure to adversities."

CUMBERLAND UPPER SCHOOL opened in November 2007 as a day school for girls and boys aged 11-16 who have behavioural, emotional, social and associated learning difficulties.

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"The welfare, health and safety of students are good. This has a positive impact on them developing a healthy lifestyle and on their awareness of staying safe."
Ofsted 2008

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Welcome from Jim Bowers

Welcome to the Witherslack Group's website on behalf of myself and the rest of our staff.

For those of you who are not familiar with the work we do, we are a leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties, communication difficulties and complex learning difficulties.

We work with a number of local authorities across the UK. We run eight schools and five children’s homes, providing a diverse day, residential and 52 week system of education and care. The Group was founded in 1972 in the North West and we now work across the UK in partnerships with parents, local authorities and the wider community to best meet the individual needs of all children and young people within our schools and homes.

As well as catering for children and young people between the ages of 4 and 19, we are also a leading provider of professional development within the education and care sectors through JBE Training and Development. This branch of the Witherslack Group was originally set up to provide training and quality assurance in-house. Due to its success, we now research, design and deliver programmes to many specialist and mainstream education and care organisations throughout the UK.

We are committed to delivering first-class education, care and training provision across the Group and look forward to building on our continued success as a leader in our field.
Best wishes,
Jim Bowers
Proprietor and Managing Director

Our Schools

The Witherslack Group of Schools provide high quality education and care programmes for children and young people from 4 years through to 19 years.

All schools are registered with the DCSF and offer high-tech learning resources in modern well equipped environments.

All our schools provide education and social programmes designed to meet the individual pupil's needs and enhance their self-esteem, independence and skills for lifelong learning. This ensures that each pupil is able to reach their maximum potential.

Our Children's Homes

Through our children's homes we provide an integrated package of high quality 52 week residential care and education in conjunction with the Witherslack Group of Schools. Our homes accommodate between four and seven young people and are located in Southport, West Lancashire and Cumbria.

Each home provides a high quality group living experience within a welcoming and warm domestic setting. All young people have individual rooms, the vast majority are en-suite and all homes are furnished and equipped to a high standard.

All our young people are supported by an experienced and skilled staff team to develop their social and independent skills and help them reach their full potential.

Our provision also includes an innovative care and education facility in the North East of England.