Mary Hare School
- Mary Hare School
Arlington Manor
Snelsmore Common
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 3BQ - Head: Mr Robin Askew
- T 01635 244200
- F 01635 248019
- E [email protected]
- W www.maryhare.org.uk
- A special independent school for pupils aged from 4 to 19 with hearing impairment.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Berkshire
- Pupils: 225
- Religion: Does not apply
- Open days: May and at any other time by appointment
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- 16-19 study programmes Good 2
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2
- 1 Short inspection 12th February 2020
- 2 Full inspection 29th June 2016
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: Requires improvement on 7th October 2014
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
This is not currently a GSG-reviewed school.
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Special Education Needs
Mary Hare is a special non-maintained school specialising in the education of severely and profoundly hearing-impaired young people aged 5-19. Both primary and secondary schools use an auditory/oral approach to communication believing that this is the best method of achieving proficiency in the comprehension and use of spoken and written English. Great reliance is placed on using to the full, the small amounts of remaining hearing that each student possesses, through the best available amplification systems, used in appropriate acoustic environments. Only this approach - the continuing development of listening and lip-reading skills and a teaching/learning medium of verbal language - gives that degree of access to the modern curriculum needed to realise the potential that most of our students possess; only this approach provides students such as ours with the educational, vocational and social opportunities not only to develop their talents to the full, but to contribute significantly and positively to the society in which they will choose to spend their adult life. Although primarily specialising in hearing impairment the school does have experience of other special needs in students that are not only hearing impaired. This includes students with visual impairment and physical disabilities and some mildly on the autistic spectrum.
Condition | Provision for in school |
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ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
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HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
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MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
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OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
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PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
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PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
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SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
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SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
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SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
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SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
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VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
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Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
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Further reading
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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.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*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.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
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Who came from where
School | Year | Places |
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Belhaven Hill School | 2024 | 1 |
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