Witherslack Group - Independent Special Educational Needs Schools

Witherslack Hall School is a well established and highly effective independent 38 week residential and day special school for boys aged 7-19 with complex learning, communication, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BSED) and various other special educational needs. The school is situated in the rural village of Grange over Sands in Cumbria.

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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 co-educational day and residential special school for young people aged 5-19 with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), complex learning and communication difficulties and various other special educational needs. The school is situated in the market town of Ormskirk in Lancashire.

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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 co-educational residential and day special school, which caters for young people between 7 and 16 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BSED), communication difficulties and various other special educational needs. The school is situated in the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale in the North West of England.

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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 2008

Chilworth House School is a co-educational day special school for children aged 5-11 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BSED) and various other special educational needs. The school is situated next to Chilworth House Upper School for children aged 11-16 in a rural environment in Oxfordshire.

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

Chilworth House Upper School is an extended specialist provision for Chilworth House School catering for Key Stage 3 & 4 secondary aged pupils with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviours. The school situated next to Chilworth House School in the rural outskirts of Oxford.

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"I would like to thank all the staff at Chilworth House Upper School for the help and support I have received during the last two and half years. Returning to a mainstream school in my local area would be a great personal achievement"
Pupil

Westmorland School is a co-educational day special school for children aged 5-11 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BSED), communication difficulties and various other special educational needs. The school is situated in Chorley, Lancashire.

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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 is a co-educational day special school for children aged 5-13 with complex learning, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BSED), communication difficulties and various other special educational needs. The school is situated in the rural outskirts of Liverpool.

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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 is a co-educational day special school for children aged 11-16 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BSED), communication difficulties and various other special educational needs. The school is situated in Bamber Bridge, Preston just off the M6 and M65 Motorways in South Lancashire.

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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."

DERWENT HOUSE SCHOOL is a day school for girls and boys aged 11-16 who have challenging behaviour with speech, language and communication impairment

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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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Witherslack Group - Independent Special Educational Needs 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 our schools are registered with the DCSF and offer high-tech learning resources in modern well equipped environments.

Pupils are supported by well qualified and experienced staff, who are able to offer an extensive range of academic, practical/vocational and sporting/leisure activities. This enables all individuals to develop both their academic and social skills. Pupils are also supported by a range of specialist staff including Educational Psychologists, CAMHS Workers, Speech and Language Therapists, State Registered Nurses, Psychotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

All schools undergo a range of quality audits undertaken by the Group Management Team and JBE Training & Development which ensures the highest quality of education and care in an environment which is both safe and welcoming.

To find out more about our schools, click on the school's tab above and follow the link to their individual website.