Potterspury Lodge School

Potterspury Lodge School is a Cambian Group school in Northamptonshire, England. It is an Independent School which caters for children with ASD [autism spectrum disorder] alongside behavioural, SEMH, or barriers to learning.

Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
Location

England
Coordinates52.0962°N 0.9118°W / 52.0962; -0.9118
Information
TypeOther Independent Special School
Established1956
SpecialistCambian Group
Department for Education URN122136 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalJenny Nimmo
Head of EducationRhett Cameron
Head of ResidentialChris Pearce
Age8 to 18
EnrolmentPupil Admission Number (PAN) is 64, mixed gender admission
Houses4 boarding houses
Colour(s)   
Websitehttp://www.potterspurylodge.co.uk/

Location

Located on the A5 road between Towcester and Milton Keynes. Roughly five miles away from Silverstone (where the British Grand Prix is held), Potterspury Lodge School is set in the countryside near where Northamptonshire borders Buckinghamshire.

Because of the location the school is in, it tries to make as much of it as possible. The school's grounds contain a sports field, an adventure playground, fishing lake, sports hall, tennis court, basketball court, and skate park.

Curriculum

As an independent school, Potterspury Lodge sets its own curriculum which is constructed around students needs and starting points. Students follow a broad and balanced curriculum with a core offer of English, Maths, and Science together with options such as Art, Food Technology, Geography, History, Media, Music, Physical Education, and the Project Qualification. Students generally follow GCSE pathways at KS4 although some will engage with an Entry Level offer. At Sixth Form students follow a pathways to adulthood model with some engaging in college courses alongside their studies at the school to fully prepare for a successful transition post 18.

Special needs

Previously the school was mostly used for children who had problems behaving or being in a classroom situation but recently it has tended to take students who are on the autism spectrum, The school employs an educational psychologist, child psychiatrist, speech and language therapist, and an occupational therapist.

Acquirement by Cambian

In July 2015, Cambian Group bought the school. Cambian were then bought by US firm Caretech in 2018.

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