Northease Manor School A GSG School
- Northease Manor School
Rodmell
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 3EY - Head: Claire Farmer
- T 01273 472915
- F 01273 472202
- E pa2headteacher@northease.co.uk
- W www.northease.co.uk
- A special independent school for pupils aged from 10 to 18 with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia; also ADD and social communication difficulties
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: East Sussex
- Pupils: 77 (60 boys, 17 girls); 12 full, 4 flexi boarders; sixth formers: 9 (8 boys, 1 girl)
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: Day £20,817; Boarding £28,329 pa
- Open days: June and October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
High levels of creativity are particularly well catered for in this seriously arty school. Some former pupils go on to further study and even those lacking bubbling well of natural creative juices have an oeuvre to warm the cockles of their parents’ hearts. One parent (speaking for all the others we talked to) said, ‘My son had been in a mainstream school with one-to-one support. After his trial day at Northease he said, “Mum, that’s the happiest...
What the school says...
We cater for potentially able students with Specific Learning Difficulties. Providing support for individuals who are dyslexic, dyscalculic, dyspraxic and who may also have ADD and Social and Communication difficulties.
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Cookery Domestic at an English Independent School (BTEC Award Level 2)
- Best performance by Girls taking Sports Leadership at an English Independent School (VRQ Level 1)
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since January 2017, Claire Farmer. She has extensive experience as a teacher and a school leader, and has worked at senior schools in London and Kent. Originally an English and media studies teacher, she moved quickly into management roles and was fast-tracked onto the national Future Leaders programme in 2011.
Academic matters
Pupils line up to tell you that school ‘is the best in the world’ and praise kind teachers and small classes (eight maximum, often far fewer). Palpable relief at contrast with previous miseries. ‘At my old school, I didn’t know how to tell the time. How can I tell the time when nobody will help me?’ says one boy.
Here, assistance is in seemingly limitless supply; academic achievement against the odds the goal. While there are bright pupils here - and...
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Special Education Needs
We are a school that caters for able pupils with a primary diagnosis of specific learning difficulties: dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia. In addition, some pupils may have associated special needs.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Aspergers Syndrome [archived] | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived] | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | Y |
| Delicate Medical Problems [archived] | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Epilepsy [archived] | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| 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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