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Welcome to Lakeside School
Lakeside School was opened in January 2001, to cater for children with complex learning and communication difficulties, in the age range 5–13 years. It is a co-educational day special school, catering for Reception, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and in exceptional circumstances, children may
continue their schooling into years 7 and 8. Lakeside School adopts a holistic approach towards children and provides a high level of quality education and care. Mission Statement - Lakeside School seeks to encourage: physical and sensory development, educational development,
social and behavioural development, emotional development and communication skills development within the framework of the five critical objectives of “Resilience.”
• Developing ‘unconditional acceptance’ of the pupil as a person, whatever their disability.
• Developing the capacity to discover meaning in life.
• Promoting the skills and feeling of having some control over what happens in life.
• Promoting self-esteem and self-confidence, through the experience of success in a range of fields.
• Developing and maintaining a sense of humour.
Lakeside School at a glance
• Excellent Ofsted (2007)
• Investor in People Award
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• In-house Educational Psychological support
• Highly engaging and motivating topic based curriculum
• Outstanding pastoral support and care
• Regular whole school trips and off-site field work
• Maximum class size of eight pupils
• High levels of staff support
• Exceptional pupil/staff relationships
• Holistic approach
• Interactive whiteboards in all classrooms
• Annual off-site residential field trip
What Ofsted say about our School
“The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the pupils is outstanding, due to the excellent curriculum and support provided.”
“The outstanding curriculum is supported by appropriate schemes of work drawn from the National Curriculum…the curriculum very successfully maximises opportunities for learning and success.”
“Staff know their pupils well and relationships within the school community are strong and have a significant impact in meeting the pupils’ academic and behavioural needs.”
“High expectations of pupils coupled with good staffing ratios ensure excellent behaviour is the norm in lessons…attendance and behaviour are outstanding and pupils clearly enjoy being at school…the pupils’ behaviour and personal development are excellent, as is the quality of welfare, health and safety.”
“Pupils make excellent progress in their attitudes to learning, interpersonal skills and behaviour.” Ofsted 2007
What Parents say about our School
“My son’s all round improvement has been amazing and it has been enjoyable to watch him going from strength to strength.”
“I feel 100% confident that my son is in the best place possible for him and he loves it. I will never fully be able to express my full gratitude to you, for helping him belong somewhere.”
Age range: 5 - 13
Day pupils: 23 boys and 3 girls
Fee notes: This school or college has not yet provided details of its fees and/or its pupil numbers
This school does not offer flexi-boarding.
TOTAL PUPILS: 23 boys and 3 girls
Staff numbers: 17 full time and 2 part time
Method of entry: Referral by Local Authority or Social Services, Please apply to school, This is a Special School
Accreditations and affiliations: NASS Special Schools, IIP/IiP, NASEN, DFE, UK
Religious affiliation: All denominations welcome
Teaching languages: English
Please note that as most schools offer the core subjects, such as Maths, Geography, Sciences, History, Art and Religious education, these are not included as searches.
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Exam boards: AQA
This school is a special school that provides for this particular need:
Autistic Spectrum of Difficulties
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Visual Impairment (VI)
Physical Disabilities
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
Language and Communication Disorders
Aspergers Syndrome
Delicate/Medical Conditions
Epilepsy
Dual/Multi-Sensory Impairment (DSI/MSI)
This school offers therapeutic input for EBD pupils.
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