Pontville School A GSG School
- Pontville School
Black Moss Lane
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 4TW - Head: Justine Sims
- T 01695 578 734
- F 01695 579 224
- E pontville@witherslackgroup.co.uk
- W witherslackgro…ntville-school
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 17 with autism and ADHD.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Lancashire
- Pupils: 85; 4 weekly boarders
- Religion: Not Applicable
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What The Good Schools Guide says..
The school caters for a wide range of ability from those who go on to university through to those who require one-to-one support. There is a buzz about the school with a sense of energy and purposeful activity. Dignity and respect for the individual is at the heart of everything. Whilst some children have very limited spoken language, several former students are now at university. No student leaves without a clear destination pathway. None are...
What the school says...
Pontville provides a specialised and high quality education for young people with Social Communication Difficulties, this includes: ASD, Aspergers Syndrome, speech and language difficulties. Accreditation is available across all key stages and includes: GCSE, NVQ, Entry Level Awards, ASDAN and Unit certification schemes.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2016 Justine Sims, formerly executive headteacher at the federation that included Cherry Oak, special primary school for children with ASD and SLCN, Victoria Specialist Arts College, an all age special school for children with PD, PMLD and MSI needs and Victoria College, a 19 to 25 provision for young adults with PMLD.
Prior to moving to Pontville, part of Witherslack Group, Sims always worked in the state sector. She feels that Witherslack Group enables sharing good practice: 'Policies are aligned. Tracking, evaluating teaching and learning are all synced. There is an excellent training programme and cluster meetings so there is the capacity to develop best practice rather than everybody reinventing the wheel,' she says.
She has established a forest school where the pupils have...
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Special Education Needs
Pontville School provides a highly specialised and quality educational service for pupils with Social Communication Difficulties, including: ASD, Asperger Syndrome, Speech and Language difficulties etc. Day and 38 week residential provision is available, with 52 week provision available via Witherslack Care children's home. The school offers a comprehensive package of accreditation opportunities including: GCSE, NVQ, Entry Level Awards, ASDAN and Unit certification. The curriculum includes access to the National Curriculum with modifications to ensure the delivery and acquisition of communication skills. The school has its own Speech and Language Therapy department to offer individual and group therapy. Pontville is part of the well established and recognised Witherslack Group of Schools.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| 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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