St Piers School
- St Piers School
St Pier's Lane
Lingfield
Surrey
RH7 6PW - Head: Ms Simone Hopkins
- T 01342 832243
- F 01342 834 639
- E education@youngepilepsy.org.uk
- W www.stpiers.org.uk
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19. Type of SEN provision: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 57
- Religion: Does not apply
- Open days: Every two months throughout the academic year
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2
- 1 Short inspection 29th March 2023
- 2 Full inspection 24th April 2013
Short inspection reports only give an overall grade; you have to read the report itself to gauge whether the detailed grading from the earlier full inspection still stands.
- Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 6th May 2010
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What the school says...
Our school, St Piers, is based on a beautiful 60 acre campus in Lingfield, rural Surrey. We have a day and residential special school providing the highest quality educational services for students aged five to 19 years of age, including a sixth form.
The students are at the centre of everything we do. Our dedicated, enthusiastic and experienced staff provide first class support. The education, health, care and therapy teams work in partnership and we pride ourselves on having strong relationships in place with parents, carers and funders. This tried and tested approach ensures every St Piers student reaches their optimum level of achievement. The school is an incredible place for children with neurological conditions and behavioural difficulties to thrive, learn new skills, change in confidence and make new friends.
Staff excel in teaching pupils with a range of conditions including: ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), acquired brain injury, autistic spectrum disorder behavioural difficulties, epilepsy, moderate learning difficulties, on-weight bearing, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
All students follow a curriculum that includes: communication, language and literacy, mathematics and cognition, ICT (information and communication technology) and design technology, PSHE (personal, social and health education) citizenship.
Classes are small; five or six per class. This allows us to be proactive and meet the individual needs of each student. St Piers pupils often have highly specialist medical and health needs. Our multi-disciplinary teams work together to minimise the impact of health conditions on their schooling. Our goal is for the pupils to attain their maximum potential, which we achieve by encouraging and nurturing their talents. ...Read more
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Special Education Needs
St Piers School is a non-maintained residential special school which provides both day and residential education places for children and young people aged 5 to 19. It is a member of the National Association of non-maintained special schools (NASS); Entitlement and Quality Education for Pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (EQUALS); Nasen and the British Institute of Learning Difficulties (BILD). Whilst the Schools specialism has traditionally been epielpsy, it now uses its expertise and multidisciplinary approach to cater for a wider range of complex neurological conditions including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as complex epilepsy. Support is also provided for some aspects of challenging behaviour, profound and multiple learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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