Patcham House Special School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Special school
PUPILS
10
AGES
11 - 16
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(14/11/2013)
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7.7:1
NATIONAL AVG. 16.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
50%
NATIONAL AVG. 27.7%
Persistent Absence
7 Old London Road
Patcham
Brighton
BN1 8XR
01273551028

School Description

Patcham House is a small school which provides for students with complex needs including students on the autistic spectrum continuum, students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties and students with speech, language and communication difficulties. All students have a statement of special educational needs and are increasingly identified as having more than one difficulty or disability. A large majority of the students are boys and nearly all the students are from White British backgrounds. About two thirds of the students are eligible for the pupil premium. This is well above the national average. The pupil premium is an additional sum of money provided by the government to support students known to be eligible for free school meals, children looked after by the local authority and those from service families; there were none from service families at the time of the inspection. The school has high levels of mobility. Over half the students join at times other than the normal admission time in Year 7. They usually come after their placements in mainstream schools have broken down. Some have been out of school for long periods of time. There are more students in Years 10 and 11 than in Years 7 to 9. The school’s curriculum for older students provides opportunities for students to study additional GCSE courses at a local secondary school and vocational courses at local colleges and alternative providers. Since the last inspection, the school has become part of a federation with two other local special schools. The federation has appointed an executive headteacher, who is a National Leader in Education. The establishment of the federation has led to a restructuring of governance.

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