Special educational needs
Each class is able to accept some children with specific learning difficulties. Extra help for these children is available from the dedicated Learning Support Department.
Children with special needs will be assessed with regard to (i) their own needs, (ii) the resources available in the Learning Support Department to meet those needs and (iii) the make-up and balance of the class they are approaching. This assessment will take place before a place in the class can be offered.
Children with a statement of special educational needs can sometimes be accepted, provided local authority provision is in place to support the statement.
For further details please read the Admissions Policy.
English as an additional language
The school welcomes children having English as an additional language, subject to interview and assessment. The high level of practical, physical and artistic content in the curriculum, as well as the emphasis on social development, provides a context well suited to their assimilation into the school.