Orchard Hill College of FE, Wallington

Orchard Hill College of Further Education
Quadrant House
8th Floor -The Quadrant
Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5AS
Head: Mrs Kelly Phillips
T 0345 402 0453
E [email protected]
W orchardhill.ac.uk/
An independent specialist college for pupils aged from 16 to 25 with learning difficulties/disabilities, autism, behavioural challenges, physical disabilities and sensory impairment.
Boarding: No
Local authority: Sutton
Pupils: 350
Religion: Not Applicable
Fees: All funded by LA/EFA
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Parents commented that the college is very good at progressing learners from one-to-one support to small group settings. The college has an excellent record of helping learners to find jobs after completing courses. Students design and update their own interactive CVs. They use tablets or iPads to film group work and voice recorders as an alternative to making a written record of their work and activities. A student told us, 'I like college as I have learnt to do things for myself and I can go out with people I know.' We saw students…

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Principal

Kelly Phillips

Entrance

From 16+ and 19+ most come from specialist state schools, a few from independent provision. The college likes students and parents to attend an open day or make an appointment to visit before completing the application form. Each applicant is assessed to see whether Orchard Hill has the right provision and which courses they will be best suited to.

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