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Birkett House School

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Head teacher
  
Sue Horn

DfE URN
  
138935 Tables

Phone
  
+44 116 288 5802

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Chair of Governors
  
Rosemary Lowe

Ofsted
  
Reports

Number of students
  
175

Type
  
Special School, Academy

Location
  
Launceston Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2FZ England

Address
  
Launceston Rd, Wigston LE18 2FZ, UK

Motto
  
Challenge, Achieve, Celebrate

Wigston Birkett House Community Special School is a special school with academy status based in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. The school caters for up to 175 students aged between 5 and 19 with a range of additional learning needs.

The school was rated as "Outstanding" in all areas during its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2015.

Facilities

The school is spread over four sites located to the south of Leicester:

  • Launceston Road site: Caters for students with profound and multiple learning difficulties aged between 5 and 19.
  • Tythorn site: located at Tythorn Field Primary School. Caters for KS1 and KS2 students with severe or moderate learning difficulties.
  • The Centre at Thomas Estley: Located at Thomas Estley Community College. Caters for KS3 students with severe or moderate learning difficulties.
  • Birkett House Seniors: Located at Countesthorpe Leysland Community College. Caters for KS4 and post-16 students with severe or moderate learning difficulties.

    • The Launceston Road site will be replaced by new purpose built accommodation located on the site of The Wigston Academies Trust (TWAT). The new building, costing £10 million, will include a swimming pool, multi-sensory environments, outdoor play areas and accessible classrooms will open in September 2017.

    References

    Birkett House School Wikipedia
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