Gretton School A GSG School
- Gretton School
Manor Farm Road
Girton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0RX - Head: Mr Ian Thorsteinsson
- T 01223 277438
- E [email protected]
- W www.grettonschool.com
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19 with high functioning autism.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Cambridgeshire
- Pupils: 119; 11 weekly boarders
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pupils are a mixed bag but many are academically able. Able to cater for high fliers - one child in year 8 passed GCSE maths recently. We saw a drama practical tutorial for a young man. This was intense and more like a university tutorial, pushing him on rather than going at a slower pace. Creativity is valued at Gretton. We saw some year 10 outstanding product design work; children engaged ...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2019, Ian Thorsteinsson, who has worked at the school since August 2018. Long senior management history in specialist education, particularly in autism schools and services. Opened a school for autism in Saudi Arabia.
Academic matters
Gretton is a specialist autism provision for children aged 5-19 with high functioning autism. They try to capitalise on a student’s interests, so children have the opportunity to study subjects not always on the curriculum in mainstream. The school offers accreditation in 21 different subjects. Two students have started Mandarin this term, one is doing astrophysics, and another photography. Some are studying psychology and sociology at AS level. But while accommodating student interests they try not to have too much one-to-one tuition as this is not beneficial to those with autism who may become too reliant on one member of...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Special Education Needs
| 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 | Y |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| 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 |
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