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Special Education Provision 6. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROVISION Special Education Provision (SEN) is provided through a mixture of Special Schools and specialist resource provision units for children with a specific need, e.g. hearing impairment or autism, based on the sites of the mainstream schools. In addition to the maintained schools shown, a number of independent providers supply additional capacity. The expected population growth across Oxfordshire will require additional SEN capacity, through expansions of existing SEN schools and additional specialist resource provision within new mainstream schools. Much of this will be beyond the period covered by this Pupil Place Plan. At least one new SEN school is planned, within the Didcot Valley Park development. Pupil projections for Special Schools 1. “Pupils on roll” numbers shown below are taken from the January 2015 Pupil Census. Pupil numbers will fluctuate throughout the year. 2. Special School projected rolls are based on the school census roll and the housing-led population forecasts for the areas where the children live. 3. The same population forecasts are used as those which underlie the mainstream pupil forecasts. These include housing (as shown in 139 the planning area sections) based on current district Local Plans. These often project lower housing build than that suggested as needed by the Oxfordshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMAA), and in many areas, planned housing growth rates will be increased. However, over the next five years (the planning timescale shown in this Plan), this should have limited impact on SEN pupil numbers. 4. The projected rolls apply the underlying population growth rate in each area to the numbers currently on roll in each age range at each school. They therefore increase demand for SEN places in line with the increase in local population of each age range. 5. However, in some cases, the numbers of children at SEN schools may be constrained by the currently available capacity, i.e. there may be an unmet need that is not fully reflected in these projections. This may particularly apply to nursery and sixth form provision, as not all schools covers these age ranges. Glossary of needs covered by SEN provision MLD Moderate Learning Difficulties. SLD Severe learning difficulties PMLD Profound and multiple learning difficulties BESD Behaviour, emotional & social difficulties C&I Communication and Interactions (autism, speech, language and communication needs) PD Physical Difficulties HI Hearing Impairment Specialist Provision across Oxfordshire - overview Locality Community special Countywide special school Primary resourced provision and Secondary resourced FE school, ages 2 to 19 provision capacity provision and capacity Colleges Banbury Frank Wise Specification for new Longford Park The Warriner School Activate Primary School, Banbury: 6 places for (C& I) (12 places Learning, children with communication and interaction Banbury Northern House Behaviour, needs, physical or sensory needs. Bicester Bardwell emotional and behavioural Specification for new NW Bicester primary Activate difficulties, ages 5 to 11 school: 6 places for children with Learning, communication and interaction needs, Bicester physical or sensory needs. Woodstock, The Marlborough School Abingdon Charlbury, Northfield , Behaviour, (C&I, PD) 25 places & Witney Chipping emotional and behavioural College Norton Springfield difficulties, boys aged 11-18 Witney, Specification for new Witney primary Wood Green School Abingdon Burford, school: 6 places for children with (MLD) 16 places & Witney Carterton communication and interaction needs, College Woodeaton, emotional and 140 physical or sensory needs. Oxford City Mabel Prichard social difficulties, ages 7 -18 New Marston Primary School HI (8 places) The Cherwell Schoo0l Active (including residential provision) St Nicholas Primary School C& I (13 (C &I, HI) 20 places Learning, places) OCVC Specification for new Barton primary Isis Academy, complex school, Oxford: 8 places for children with moderate learning difficulties behaviour, emotional and social difficulties Abingdon Kingfisher and behaviour, emotional and Fitzharrys School (C&I) Abingdon social difficulties, ages 10-18 8 places & Witney Larkmead School (HI) 8 College places Thame, John Watson St Andrew’s Primary School C& I (13 Lord Williams Wheatley, Endeavour Academy, severe places) (C & I) 30 places Watlington, learning difficulties, autism and Berinsfield challenging behaviour, ages Faringdon, Fitzwaryn 10 to 19 (including residential AWC/ Grove, provision) Henley Wantage College Didcot, Bishopswood Wallingford, New special school Henley & included in plans for Goring Didcot Special Schools and Pupil Referral Unit Location Catchment Caters for: Pupils Projected Other information School area on roll roll (Jan 2019/20 2015) Bardwell School Bicester Bicester, SLD and 55 57 Shares a site with the Cooper (secondary) School and Kidlington PMLD ages Glory Farm Primary School, a playgroup and Children’s and 2-19 Centre. The school has an assessment nursery/ surrounding foundation stage. A capital project is underway to villages replace temporary accommodation. Bishopswood Henley and Much of SLD and 44 46 Bishopswood School departments (nursery, primary School Sonning South PMLD ages and senior) are co-located at: Common Oxfordshire 2-16 o Valley Road Nursery, Henley, for pupils aged 2-5 from o Sonning Common Primary School, Sonning Wallingford Common, for pupils aged 5-11 141 to Goring, o Chiltern Edge School, Sonning Common for pupils Sonning aged 11-16 Common, Henley-on- Thames and Watlington Endeavour Oxford Oxfordshire SLD, autism 16 25 Opened September 2014, operated by the MacIntyre Academy and Academies Trust. Includes residential provision. challenging behaviour, ages 10-19 Fitzwaryn Wantage Wantage, Complex 83 91 Academy, part of the Propeller Academy Trust. An School Faringdon moderate extensive three year building programme was and learning, SLD completed in 2013. surrounding and PMLD villages ages 3-19 School Location Catchment Caters for: Pupils Projected Other information area on roll roll (Jan 2019/20 2015) Frank Wise Banbury Banbury, SLD and 106 122 A capital project is underway, completing 2015, to School Chipping PMLD, ages replace temporary accommodation with a permanent Norton and 2-19 build. surrounding villages Isis Academy Oxford Oxfordshire Complex 121 140 Academy, operated by the Isis Academy Trust. moderate Capacity will be increased by a capital project. learning difficulties & BESD ages 5-18 John Watson Wheatley Thame, SLD and 86 87 Co-located with Wheatley mainstream schools. School Wheatley, PMLD, ages Wheatley Nursery School is a fully inclusive attached Watlington, 2-19 nursery; primary aged pupils share the campus of 142 Chinnor, Wheatley CE Primary School; and secondary pupils are Benson, based at Wheatley Park School. A capital project is Ewelme underway to address accommodation deficiencies. and surrounding villages, Risinghurst and part of Oxford City (Barton Estate). Kingfisher Abingdon Abingdon, SLD and 85 94 Academy, part of the Propeller Academy Trust. Options School and Didcot, PMLD, ages to increase capacity being explored. Kennington Wallingford 2-19 and surrounding villages inc. Cumnor. School Location Catchment Caters for: Pupils Projected Other information area on roll roll (Jan 2019/20 2015) Mabel Prichard Oxford Oxford SLD and 78 87 Two sites, both co-located with mainstream schools. School PMLD, ages The upper school for Key Stages 3 and 4 is based at 2-19 Oxford Academy. The lower school for Key Stages 1 and 2 is based at Orchard Meadow Primary School. Orchard Meadow and Mabel Prichard Schools share an Integrated Foundation Stage Unit for children aged 2-5. A capital project will provide an additional classroom by 2016. Northern House Oxford Oxfordshire BESD ages 85 90 Academy. School 5-11 Northfield Oxford Oxfordshire BESD, boys 52 68 Options for improvements to the existing site or School aged 11-18 relocation being explored. Springfield Witney West SLD and 84 101 Primary provision is co-located with Madley Brook 143 School Oxfordshire PMLD, ages Community Primary School including an integrated 2-16 nursery. Secondary provision is co-located on the Wood Green School site. Woodeaton Woodeaton Oxfordshire Emotional 60 84 The school has residential provision, open term-time Manor School and social only and weekdays. Options to increase capacity being difficulties, explored. ages 7 -18 Meadowbrook Oxford Oxfordshire Emotional 71 77 Academy. Pupil Referral Unit for pupils who have been College (MBC) and social or are at risk of permanent exclusion. difficulties, ages 11-16 Total special school pupils 1026 1169 .
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