Oakfield House School A GSG School
- Oakfield House School
Station Road
Salwick
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 0YH - Head: Angela Clark
- T 01772 672630
- F 01772 672631
- E office@oakfieldhouseschool.co.uk
- W www.oakfieldhouseschool.co.uk
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 12. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Lancashire
- Pupils: 42; sixth formers: None
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The education ability is wide ranging – some children struggle to tell the time; another said he was using Siri to learn Japanese and his pronunciation sounded convincing.The outdoors permeates the school. There are empty hutches, testament to the rabbits that didn't survive, but three ducks hatched from eggs have fared better and are about to be released. There are eight acres where the children can run free and explore while indoors the classrooms overlook fields so children glancing out of the window will see a flock of sheep ...
What the school says...
School caters for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and specific learning difficulties.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2020, Angela Clark. Worked at Oakfield House School for over 10 years, with numerous positions from Class Teacher to Senco, to Deputy
Entrance
The children all have social, emotional, and mental health issues (SEMH); some have ASD and other conditions, a few are non-verbal and a few others may have a visual impairment. Children are referred by local authorities including Lancashire, Sefton, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool and further afield from Rotherham and St Helens. Some have come from mainstream but the majority are from Pupil Referral Units or are out of education. Often their school life has not been successful because they struggle to regulate their behaviour and need a high staff ratio.
Some have had unsuccessful foster experiences or a family relationship or adoption has broken down and many...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
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