The Children's Trust School is a non-maintained special school, run by a charity in Tadworth, Surrey, for children and young people aged 2 to 19. It supports PMLD.
- Ages 2–19
- 42 pupils
- Ofsted: Outstanding
School details
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 42 (places for 49)
- Headteacher
- Miss Launa Randles (Head Teacher)
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Opened
- 15 December 2004
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Surrey
- School reference (URN)
- 134902
Needs it supports
1 need: PMLD
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Profound and multiple learning difficulties Other schools for this in Surrey (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 Surrey 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 Outstanding, September 2023; school remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (November 2022)
Rated Outstanding at its last graded inspection, in September 2023.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, November 2022).
Contact and getting there
Tadworth Court, Tadworth, KT20 5RU
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- The Surrey Teaching Centre Alternative provision · Ages 1–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.0 miles
- Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Bramley Hill School Independent · Ages 6–16 · Ofsted: Good 1.5 miles
By need in Surrey: Autism (37) · Speech and language (29) · Moderate learning (18) · Severe learning (9) · Hearing (6) · Physical (6) · SEMH (5) · PMLD (5) · Vision (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4)
Questions about The Children's Trust School
How do I get a place at The Children's Trust School?
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 The Children's Trust School. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does The Children's Trust School support?
Profound and multiple learning difficulties. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does The Children's Trust School take?
Aged 2 to 19, boys and girls.
What is The Children's Trust School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2023 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 The Children's Trust School?
Tadworth Court, Tadworth, KT20 5RU, in Surrey.
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