Priors Court School A GSG School
- Priors Court School
Prior's Court Road
Hermitage
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 9NU - Head: Mrs Sue Piper
- T 01635 247202
- F 01635 247203
- E mail@priorscourt.org.uk
- W www.priorscourt.org.uk
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Berkshire
- Pupils: 54
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
In partnership with Sailibility, 26 pupils go sailing every week from April to mid-September in Prior’s Court’s own boat. Physical education is part of the curriculum and parents are thrilled with the results: ‘His whole demeanour has changed and he is happy and enjoying life again.’ There is an arts room and just recently photography has been introduced to give pupils another way to express themselves ...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Director of Young People's Learning
Since 2011, Sue Piper. Originally from the Midlands, Piper studied psychology at Portsmouth University and has specialised in autism for more than 20 years, joining Prior’s Court as a teacher in 2001. Keen for Prior’s Court to remain a leading edge facility for young people with autism, she has travelled to the US to visit groundbreaking schools and to present at the international TEACCH conference. Sue is collaborating on a research project with schools in Norway, and is also working with Jersey Autism on an arts project. A TEACCH trainer at advanced consultant level, she is also part of the South and West Association of Leaders of Special Schools (SWALSS) and the London Pan-Autism group.
Lives locally with her husband and two teenagers who regularly help out...
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Special Education Needs
Prior's Court School is a residential special school for autistic young people with complex needs between the ages of 5-20 years. All young people at Prior's Court are autistic, have moderate to severe learning difficulties and complex needs.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | Y |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | Y |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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