WHITSTONE HEAD SCHOOL

WHITSTONE HOLSWORTHY DEVON EX22 6TJ

Whitstone Head School is a small, co-educational, Non-Maintained Special School for children with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties.

We are registered by the Department for Education (DfE) to take up to 37 pupils aged from 10 to 16 years (32 boarding and 5 day places or 31 boarding and 6 day places ).

The school is Approved by the Secretary of State to meet the education, care, health, mental health and well-being needs of children and young people who are "emotionally fragile and vulnerable and who may have associated complex difficulties".

Since 2005, provision at Whitstone Head School has been consistently identified as outstanding by the Commission for Social Care Inspection and by Ofsted. In each inspection since 2008, the school has been recognised by Ofsted as an "outstanding provider of education, care and skills".

JUNE 2011 - Our most recent inspection report shows how we have built on this success and become "outstanding" in providing a range of additional services and areas of excellence.

In the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Key Stage 4 Achievement and Attainment Tables, the achievement of pupils at Whitstone Head School placed it in the top 5% of all schools nationally.

Meeting Individual Needs

We meet pupils' individual needs through personalised support provided by a range of on-site specialist services. Ofsted has rated the quality of provision and services offered by the school as 'outstanding' (Ofsted, April 2008).

Children and young people placed at the school may have one or more additional needs including:

Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Deficit in Attention Motor control and Perception (DAMP)

Depression

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

Attachment Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Anxiety Disorders

Pervasive Developmental Disorders - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

Mild/Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)

Social Care

Medical Conditions

The school does not cater for young people who have a history of predatory physical or sexual abuse of others, arson, habitual delinquency, vandalism, violence or criminal behaviour.

Contacting Us

You can contact the school by telephone on 01288 341251,

by fax on 01288 341207,

by e-mail at whitstonehead@btconnect.com,

or by correspondence to the school address.

For information about the school, the overall pupil support and professional services it offers, etc., contact the Principal (David McLean-Thorne).

For information about education, the schoolday, learning support, examinations, etc., contact the Head of Education (Ian Bowler).

For information about residential care, healthcare, pupil welfare and well-being, contact the Head of Care ( Lin Hills ).

For information about travel, fees, term dates, pocket money, health & safety arrangements, etc., contact the Bursar (Seth Gent) or the Administrator (Kate Collins).

For copies of prospectuses, past reports from OFSTED, local Bed & Breakfast facilities and other general enquiries, contact the School Secretary (Amanda Colwill).