Linden Bridge School A GSG School
- Linden Bridge School
Grafton Road
Worcester Park
Surrey
KT4 7JW - Head: Ms Rachel Watt
- T 020 8330 3009
- F 020 8330 6811
- E [email protected]
- W www.linden-bri…e.surrey.sch.uk
- A special state school for pupils aged from 4 to 19 with autism and social communication difficulties
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 132 (25 boarding places available for two nights a week in year 7-11; longer post-16 )
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: Please check the website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 14th February 2013
- Previous Ofsted grade: Outstanding on 3rd July 2008
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
While there’s some zoning and code-operated doors, these are kept to a minimum, out-of-reach handles and vigilance for the most part as draconian it gets. Deliberately so: controlled freedom is the best way of acquiring life skills, feels head. For those who are ready, sessions on autism give pupils an insight into their own behaviour, thoughts and actions, with plenty of reference to role models from Newton to Mozart. Knowledge is often a relief, says head, who has witnessed ...
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Headteacher
Since 2012, Ms Rachel Watt BEd NQPH (40s). Previously deputy head. She joined the school after returning from a year’s teaching in Oz.
Lives in Epsom with partner, also a special needs teacher, and has two daughters who, note Linden Bridge parents approvingly, are regulars at school concerts (though as quid pro quo, she is a diligent spectator at their own belly dancing and cheerleading events). Daughter of dairy farmer and office manager, she discovered her vocation for helping ‘special children’ during D of E volunteering and her involvement has been pretty much non stop ever since.
Briefly contemplated nursing and speech therapy before concluding that teaching hit the spot in a way no other career could match. After taking a degree in the education of...
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Special Education Needs
Linden Bridge is a community special school providing for pupils from four to nineteen years who have autistic spectrum disorders. The school caters for day and residential pupils. It has appeared in the Chief Inspector’s Annual report three times and is deemed as an outstanding provider of education and care for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders. Staff are experienced and have a great deal of expertise in the teaching of pupils with autism. There is a purposeful yet calm atmosphere throughout the school and pupils are calm and ready to learn.
| 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 | |
| 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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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.
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*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.
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