St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs is a non-maintained special school, run by a charity in Liverpool for children and young people aged 4 to 19. It supports vision, speech and language, autism and 1 other need.
- Ages 4–19
- 48 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 48 (places for 50)
- Headteacher
- Mr David Swanston (Principal)
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Free school meals
- 2.6% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Liverpool
- School reference (URN)
- 104734
Needs it supports
4 needs: vision, speech and language and 2 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Autism Other schools for this in Liverpool (18)
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Liverpool (13)
Sensory and physical
- Visual impairment Other schools for this in Liverpool (5)
- Multi-sensory impairment Other schools for this in Liverpool (4)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Liverpool council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, April 2024; school remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (February 2023)
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in April 2024.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, February 2023).
Contact and getting there
Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HN
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- Knotty Ash Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special school · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.9 miles
By need in Liverpool: Autism (19) · Speech and language (14) · Severe learning (14) · SEMH (9) · Vision (6) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · Multi-sensory (5) · Physical (5) · Moderate learning (4) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4)
Questions about St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
How do I get a place at St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs support?
Visual impairment, speech, language and communication, autism and multi-sensory impairment. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs take?
Aged 4 to 19, boys and girls.
What is St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in April 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs?
Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HN, in Liverpool.
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