Dove House School A GSG School
- Dove House School
Sutton Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 5SU - Head: Faye Watton-Lawrence
- T 01256 351555
- F 01256 329749
- E admin@dovehouseacademy.com
- W www.dovehouseacademy.com
- A special state school for pupils aged 11-19 with moderate learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. There is provision for dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, speech, language and communication disorders.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 234
- Religion: Does not apply
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 24th September 2019
- Previous Ofsted grade: Outstanding on 20th May 2015
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The possibility of stress is avoided at every stage for students who are given clear individual goals, manageable timetables, there are lockers for each student, tutor groups/home rooms, non-compulsory homework. 'PE and football are the best things by far,' according to students and 'if you have a problem you can speak to the PE staff, they are more relaxed.' Worth moving to Basingstoke to get a chance to attend this school. Ideal for a child who might benefit from…
What the school says...
Converted to an academy 2011.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Executive Principal
Faye Watton-Lawrence
Entrance
At the moment Hampshire county council coordinates placement of all the students and has the final say over which students can have a place, even though this school is an academy and run by a Trust. Hampshire's Basingstoke SEN team sends applications and supporting papers to the school to see whether Dove House can provide for a pupil. Hampshire council prioritises Basingstoke residents and pupils for which there is no other local school that would suit. It is consistently oversubscribed though is not the only school for MLD pupils in the area. It has provision and extra support for pupils with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, speech, language and communication disorders. About half of the pupils have autism - some almost non-verbal but mostly at least average functioning.
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Dove House is an 11-16 specialist school for children with moderate learning difficulties. We have specialist resources for autistic spectrum disorders, dyslexia, and language development. The school takes pupils up to GCSE and entry level where appropriate.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
Children get into the school from here:
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