Gretton School A GSG School
- Gretton School
Manor Farm Road
Girton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0RX - Head: Mrs Beth Elkins
- 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: 115; 8 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
Executive principle since 2019, Ian Thorsteinsson. Joined the school in 2018, after a long career in senior management of SEN, particularly in autism schools and services, including opening a school for autism in Saudi Arabia.
Head teacher is Mrs Beth Elkins. Began in further education and then later as a manager for the specialist teaching team in the local authority, advising Cambridgeshire schools on the development of their SEN approaches and provision. A qualified SENCo with experience of working across all ages, from primary through to adult learners, she brings a wide knowledge of pan-disability needs to the Gretton table.
Entrance
Generally, students join the school at the usual times – at the beginning of a term and the start of a key stage - but there are exceptions. Prospective students have an...
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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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