Uplands School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
140
AGES
11 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Outstanding
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(12/09/2017)
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4.8:1
NATIONAL AVG. 16.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
26%
NATIONAL AVG. 27.7%
Persistent Absence
16.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 18.1%
Pupils first language
not English
The Learning Campus
Tadpole Lane
Swindon
SN25 2NB
01793493910

School Description

All pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The majority of students have severe learning difficulties or profound and multiple learning difficulties, about a third have autism spectrum disorder, and a small proportion have behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. The sixth form occupies two sites. Thirty of the sixth formers are educated at the Tadpole Lane site which also educates Key Stages 3 and 4 students. Twenty of the sixth formers are educated at the Stratton site, which provides exclusively for these students. The school does not use any other training provider. The school classes are ‘needs based’ so that students with the same primary need are educated together. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage. A smaller proportion of students than nationally are from minority ethnic groups. The proportion of students who are known to be eligible for additional government funding, known as the pupil premium, is above average. The funding is used to support students who are eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after. Year 7 students receive literacy and numeracy catch-up funding. Girls make up about a third of students. The school does not enter students for examinations early. Since the previous inspection, the then headteacher has become executive headteacher with responsibilities including those relating to a school trust. An operational headteacher was appointed two years ago. Student numbers have increased considerably. The school has established a ‘learning mentor’ service for students who have been excluded from other schools.

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