High Grange School

High Grange School is a specialist school for children and young people with autism and associated learning, communication, sensory and behavioural difficulties, between the ages of eight to 19 years. High Grange School is a purpose-built ASC school, with a low eco-footprint and is situated in a safe and tranquil, semi rural setting with excellent transport links. The school has been specifically designed to address the needs of children and young people with ASC and its environment provides the security, structure and predictability in which they can grow and learn. We make use of current research and evidence based practices to develop a highly individualised timetable which will include a wide range of academic and vocational study, therapy, offsite education and enrichment activities.

The school has a primary school style model between the ages of eight and 14 years that allows for a nurturing approach to help children settle and grow into the school. The school has an extensive curriculum with a wide range of specialist teachers who can deliver a specialised programme of study tailored to individual student needs. In post-14 and post-16 students have the opportunity to access a secondary style curriculum that offers accreditation at entry level, functional skills, BTec, GCSE and A level. The school also has a strong multi-disciplinary team which includes speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, full time parent liaison officer and full time school nurse, a trained counsellor, pastoral teacher, a specialist dyslexia and dyscalculia tutor and a therapy assistant. The school has excellent modern facilities with specialist rooms for art and design, food technology, design technology wood and metal, science, ICT and music. The school sports facilities include a large gymnasium (sports hall), fitness suite, indoor swimming pool and outdoor areas including a new multi- purpose astro-turf.