Tadley Court School A GSG School
- Tadley Court School
Tadley Common Road
Tadley
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG26 3TB - Head: Mrs Lesley Walkden
- T 0118 981 7720
- E tadleyschool@priorygroup.com
- W www.priorychil…chool-hampshire
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 19. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 57 (51 boys - 6 girls)
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
'We also teach leisure skills’, said the head, ‘how to sit and enjoy a book or how to enjoy the pool table’, and we witnessed a trio in a structured game of Monopoly. Music is a treat in a secluded mixing studio in the grounds. There is no typical Tadley child, and their individuality is evident as you meet them, one boy bounded up to us with a big ‘halloo’, another enjoyed acting as doorman and a third hurried away on his own agenda ...
What the school says...
A specialist day school with residential accommodation catering for girls and boys with autistic spectrum disorders and associated learning difficulties; some will also have challenging behaviours.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2016, Lesley Walkden BAQTS. Took a degree in biology at the University of Winchester before embarking on a teaching career as an early years specialist in a mainstream primary school in Newbury. ‘Then I ran away’, she says, to learn to teach in Indonesia, acquired the language and opened an early years unit at the British International School in Jakarta. A move to Thailand and Dulwich College School in Phuket was cut short by the 2004 tsunami, after which she was employed in a similar capacity in Shanghai. A return to the UK saw her arrive at Tadley Court School in 2007, first as teacher, then deputy, prior to taking over the headship. ‘This is a really special place,’ she blushes with pride. ‘Before, I moved round every two to three years, looking...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
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 |
Y |
| 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) |
Y |
| 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 |
Y |
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