Kingdown School is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Warminster, Wiltshire, for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base takes children for specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia).
- Ages 11–18
- 1,347 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision
- Pupils
- 1,347
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shelley Tuke (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Acorn Education Trust
- Council
- Wiltshire
- School reference (URN)
- 137230
Needs its base supports
1 need: dyslexia and SpLD
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) Other schools for this in Wiltshire (13)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with 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 about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Wiltshire council) that you want this school and its base, 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. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, July 2013; school remains Good (November 2022)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in July 2013. That was some time ago, so read the latest report for the full picture.
- Leadership and managementGood
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, November 2022).
Contact and getting there
Woodcock Road, Warminster, BA12 9DR
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
- Fairfield Farm College (Fairfield Farm Trust) Independent · Ages 16–25 3.8 miles
- Westbury Infant School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–7 · Ofsted: Good 4.2 miles
By need in Wiltshire: Speech and language (25) · Autism (19) · Dyslexia and SpLD (14) · Moderate learning (13) · SEMH (12) · Hearing (11) · Physical (9) · Severe learning (8) · Multi-sensory (8) · Vision (7) · PMLD (6)
Questions about Kingdown School
How do I get a place in Kingdown School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Kingdown School support?
Specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia). Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Kingdown School take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Kingdown School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022 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 Kingdown School?
Woodcock Road, Warminster, BA12 9DR, in Wiltshire.
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