Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Hertfordshire County Council
Main information
Type of service: Day schools, Schools
Website: http://www.woolgrove.herts.sch.uk
Woolgrove is a day primary school for 110 pupils with moderate learning difficulties (MLD). In addition, it has an Autism Base for 8 pupils. Each child in the base has an Individual Integration Plan (IEP) which is increased until he or she is ready to transfer full-time into one of the school's mainstream classes. There is a policy of returning pupils to mainstream education whenever this becomes appropriate.The school employs specialist teachers for music and physical education (PE).
Woolgrove has a well established outreach service offering support to mainstream colleagues in the 90 schools in the catchment area of Letchworth, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston, Stevenage and surrounding villages. The school acquired Beacon Status in September 2001. Volunteers may be accepted to work with the pupils. The school uses the Structure, Positive (approaches and expectations), Empathy, Low arousal, Links (SPELL) framework.
Eligibility
Age: From age 4 to 11
Aimed at: Child
Gender: All genders
Registrations & Approaches
Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements
Other specialisms: Learning disability
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Find out moreContacts
You can contact us by phone email or post.
Susan Selley - Headteacher
01462 622 422
admin@woolgrove.herts.sch.uk
Locations
Pryor Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2PT