Alderman Knight School is a mixed special school located in Tewkesbury in the English county of Gloucestershire.The school is named after Frank Knight, a former Mayor of Tewkesbury.[1]
| Alderman Knight School | |
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| Address | |
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Ashchurch Road , GL20 8JJ | |
| Coordinates | 51°59′47″N 2°07′40″W / 51.9963°N 2.1277°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community special school |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Department for Education URN | 115825 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head Teacher | Clare Steel |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 7 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 175 |
| Website | http://www.aldermanknight.gloucs.sch.uk/ |
It is a community school administered by Gloucestershire County Council, and accepts pupils aged four to sixteen from mainly the Tewkesbury and North Cotswolds area but from other areas as the need arises.[2]
Admissions to the school are for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, complex needs and autistic spectrum disorders.[3]
Despite plans from the county council to close the school between 2004 and 2006,[4] the school remained open and has received three ratings of "Outstanding" from Ofsted.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alderman Knight School". Alderman Knight School. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Commissioning Brief for Alderman Knight School" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Alderman Knight School". Gloucestershire Families Dorectory. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Consultation Paper: Special Educational Needs in Gloucestershire" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Robin (13 March 2019). "Delight as the school that refused to die is branded as 'outstanding'". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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