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Pupils appear engaged here in this bright and attractive purpose-built school. The high staffing ratios help to ensure that every child is busy and actively engaged in learning or doing. ‘They teach for the real world and do not cosset pupils,’ according to one parent. It's intense stuff and you need to be prepared to buy into and play your part in the programmes, but for those whom it suits, parents report great progress and strides made that were never thought possible.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 63 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- All funded by LA
- Local authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- SEN provision
- · ASD · SEMH · SLCN · SLD
Headteacher
Head of School
Corey Bulmer - interim head
Since 2025, Corey Bulmer BA (Hons), PGCE, interim head
Entrance
All pupils have an EHCP (or are in the process of getting one) and have a diagnosis of autism and/or communication difficulties. Pupils also have significant learning disabilities. The school can accept pupils with some behavioural difficulties if
- Open days
- Contact school for information
Exit
A new sixth form for 16-19s has opened in Roehampton.
Latest results
We do not publish results data for special schools. Find out more.
Teaching & learning
Children here have a diagnosis of autism or severe social communication disorder, and all need to have an EHCP. Teaching is based around behaviour analysis and guided by the methods of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behaviour therapy,
Learning support & SEN
Arts & extracurricular
There was some evidence of art on the walls but there is no dedicated art room – materials are brought to the classroom. We saw an electric piano and some percussion instruments in the basement room, and we were told that music lessons happen daily
Sport
The gym in the basement has several machines and is set up like a public gym - very appropriate for teenagers who will then hopefully feel at ease when they join gyms outside school. Pupils also go to a local sports centre where they are encouraged
Ethos & heritage
Originally founded in 2000 by a parent seeking ABA provision for her daughter, the school started life in a garden shed in another school playground, before moving to the tiny building on Garratt Lane in Earlsfield. This has now been rebuilt as the
Therapy & staffing
Predominantly a young staff cohort, many of whom are on training paths that include studying for a master’s, working towards becoming a behaviour analyst, and initial teacher training. Many are gaining experience of an ABA school, quite a few are
Pastoral care, inclusivity & discipline
Behaviour analysis focuses on positive reinforcement and teaching a range of skills, including communication, with the aim to reduce the frustration which might result in behaviours that challenge, and to enable pupils to learn in more depth and with
Pupils & parents
As in many autism schools, the pupil body is largely male. Around 30 per cent of pupils are verbal, for others communication often involves using an iPad (Proloquo2Go), Makaton and PECS. iPads are provided by the school, and occasionally by parents.
Money matters
The school is run by the charity BeyondAutism which gets involved in a large amount of fundraising to complement income from school fees. Parents told us they were keen to support the charity - taking a table at the annual quiz for example. The
- Fee information
- All funded by LA
The last word
Pupils appear engaged here in this bright and attractive purpose-built school. The high staffing ratios help to ensure that every child is busy and actively engaged in learning or doing. ‘They teach for the real world and do not cosset pupils,’
