Underley Garden School A GSG School
- Underley Garden School
Kirkby Lonsdale
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA6 2DZ - Head: Mrs Ann Henderson
- T 015242 71569
- F 01524 272581
- E [email protected]
- W www.underleygarden.org
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Cumbria
- Pupils: 55
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
There is an enormous number of staff who have a wide range of specialisms - a boon for parents who are bone-tired from trailing around various appointments. Something of a rarity in that there are rather more girls than is usual in residential special schools and Underley Gardens is finding interesting ways to support their development. And also in being able to support more able children ...
What the school says...
Located near the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale on the edge of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, Underley Garden is an independent special school and children's home. We are specialists in education, care and therapy for young people with autistic spectrum conditions, learning difficulties and mental health needs.
The school and home provide for young people between the ages of nine to 19. The children's home is rated outstanding by Ofsted. The school was judged to be good with outstanding features at the most recent inspection.
We also provide continuing care through our 19-25 service, Underley Adult Care. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Executive Principal
Since January 2017, Ann Henderson. She is a special needs career professional. Qualified as a primary and early years teacher, then was a SENCo for three years before taking up a post in a school for physically disabled young people. She was principal officer for SEN services in Cumbria for six years and then a specialist advisor for the DfE, but as special needs teams began to shrink, she decided she would like to go back into schools and did a fast track head teacher qualification. She was head of Woodlands, a special school in Blackpool, before joining the Witherslack group where she was interim headteacher in two schools before becoming a regional director of a group of specialist residential schools.
While she is a good listener, Henderson has an...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| 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 | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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