Potterspury Lodge School

Potterspury Lodge School is a Cambian Group school in Northamptonshire, England. It has in the past (but not for about 20 years) taken girls but it is now a boys' school for ages 8–18. It has specialist facilities for children with autism spectrum disorders, as well as children with various behavioural, emotional, or psychological difficulties.

Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
Location
Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
Cambian Potterspury Lodge School

Coordinates52.0962°N 0.9118°W / 52.0962; -0.9118
Information
Typeindependent
Established1956
SpecialistSpecial School, Former Rudolf Steiner now Cambian School
Department for Education URN122136 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJenny Nimmo
Genderboys, girls (none currently)
Age8 to 19
Enrolment40-50
Houses4 boarding houses
Colour(s)         
Websitehttp://www.potterspurylodge.co.uk/

Location

Located on the A5 road between Towcester and Milton Keynes. Roughly five miles away from Silverstone (where the British Grand Prix is held), Potterspury Lodge School is set in the countryside near where Northamptonshire borders Buckinghamshire.

Because of the location the school is in, it tries to make as much of it as possible. The school's grounds contain a sports field, an adventure playground, fishing lake, sports hall, tennis court, basketball court, and skate park.

Curriculum

As an independent school, Potterspury Lodge is allowed freedom in its teaching; for instance the boys in Years 10 and 11 follow an ASDAN Life Skills programme but at the same time students follow the national Curriculum and can take the GCSEs in many subjects, like a typical comprehensive.

Special needs

Previously the school was mostly used for children who had problems behaving or being in a classroom situation but recently it has tended to take students who are on the autism spectrum, The school employs an educational psychologist, child psychiatrist, speech and language therapist, and an occupational therapist.

Acquirement by Cambian

In July 2015, Cambian Group bought the school. Cambian were then bought by US firm Caretech in 2018.

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