In line with the Disability Discrimination Act, we recognise a broad definition of disability covering a wide range of physical and mental impairments. 

Our pupils’ Special Educational Needs include, but are not limited to: 

  • Speech and Language Difficulties (SLCN) 
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 
  • Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) 
  • Pathological Demand Disorder (PDD) 
  • Sensory Disorders (SD) 
  • Elective Mutism (EM) 
  • Cerebral Palsy 
  • Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscraphia (SpLD) 
  • Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) 
  • Tourette’s Syndrome 
  • Hearing and Visual Impairments (Physical Disabilities- PD) 
  • Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs 
  • Medical needs such as severe allergies, diabetes, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and Neurofibromatosis, hypermobility