Gretton School A GSG School
- Gretton School
Manor Farm Road
Girton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0RX - Head: Zoe Kirby
- 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: 87; 9 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 September 2016, Zoe Kirby. Joined Gretton in 2014 as deputy head and was promoted when former head Tina Harris was appointed principal. She was previously deputy head at Clare Lodge, a secure unit for girls with mental health problems, for seven years. Before that, a mainstream teacher of PE and science for 10 years, but has always had a pastoral role.
Caring, humorous and professional, one of Kirby's first changes was to bring in Darcy the dachshund, a lively puppy, as a therapy dog. Stressed children lower their voices, calm down and enjoy spending time with her. There is a rota for dog walking too.
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...
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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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