Vranch House School
- Vranch House School
Pinhoe Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 8AD - Head: Mr Ian Norton
- T 01392 468333
- F 01392 463 818
- E [email protected]
- W www.vranchhouse.org
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 18. Type of SEN provision: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; PD - Physical Disability; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication.
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- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Devon
- Pupils: 54
- Religion: None
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
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Special Education Needs
The Good Schools Guide wites: Vranch House is an independent special school, owned and maintained by the Devon & Exeter Spastics Society. It caters for children with significant physical difficulties, in addition pupils may have profound communication difficulties and/or additional learning difficulties. All pupils have a Statement of Special Educational Needs. The school has a range of therapies based at the school, these include physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy. A number of clinics are held at the school. In addition the school serves as a base for physiotherapy to over 100 mainstream pupils. A range of augmentative communication systems are used where appropriate, these include communication boards, touch talkers and talking books. Signing is used to aid both communication and the development of spoken language.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| 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 | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | Y |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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