Mulberry Bush School

The Mulberry Bush School is an independent residential special school in the village of Standlake in Oxfordshire, for children aged 5 to 12 years.

The Mulberry Bush School
Address
Abingdon Road
Standlake

Witney
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX29 7RW

England
Coordinates51.72104°N 1.434°W / 51.72104; -1.434
Information
TypeNon-Maintained Special School
Established1948
FounderBarbara Dockar-Drysdale
Local authorityOxfordshire
Department for Education URN123330 Tables
CEOJohn Diamond
Head TeacherJessica Hooper
GenderCoeducational
Age5 to 12
Websitehttp://www.mulberrybush.org.uk/

The school was founded in 1948 by self-taught psychologist Barbara Dockar-Drysdale with the backing of the Ministry of Education and the Home Office. She and her husband were co-principals until 1962.[1]

The school is a registered charity.[2]

The Mulberry Bush School is the subject of a BBC documentary film, Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, directed by Kim Longinotto.[3]

See also
  • List of schools in the South East of England

References
  1. "Drysdale, Barbara Estelle Dockar- [née Barbara Estelle Gordon] (1912–1999), psychotherapist | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/72159. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. Charity Commission. THE MULBERRY BUSH SCHOOL LTD, registered charity no. 309565.
  3. The Sunday Times, 11 May 2008.



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