Welcome to The Shrubberies School
Welcome to The Shrubberies SchoolThe Shrubberies School caters for children and young people with special educational needs between the ages 2 and 19 years, with accommodation for up to 136 pupils. The accommodation is comprised of The Shrubberies School main site which caters for pupils from 2 to 16 and The Apperley Centre, which will cater for students aged 16-19 years. The Apperley Centre is only half a mile away from the main school site and is styled to accommodate further education learning for our pupils.The school has a dark room, multi-sensory rooms, large soft play room and hydrotherapy pool. Good playground and grassed areas are available to the pupils, together with an adventure playground and enclosed play areas for early years children. The school also has a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), working gardens and an enclosed wildlife pond area. The forest garden is also an established place of learning. The children are able to participate in rural science projects and develop gardening skills.Information and communication technology is used throughout the school and a wealth of relevant and structured programmes of learning are available.Please continue to look around our website and feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have, and thank you for visiting. Paper copies of the essential information published on this website are available to parents on request. You are welcome to contact the Head Teacher, Wendy Newby on 01453 822155 or head@shrubberies.gloucs.sch.uk
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
Community special school
Suitable Ages
2 to 19
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
136 Total
No. of Boys
93 (68.4%)
No. of Girls
43 (31.6%)
Academic Excellence
GCSE Results
Latest Examination
0.0%
Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)
A-Level Results
Sixth Form Performance
A* grades
N/A
A*/A grades
N/A
Leavers' Destinations
Destinations after GCSEs
Staying in education
89%
School
79%
England
Apprenticeships
0%
School
3%
England
Further education
School sixth form
Sixth form college
Other education destinations
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Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays
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Autumn
2 terms
Half Term 1
Sep 1 - Oct 24
Half Term 2
Nov 3 - Dec 19
Spring
2 terms
Half Term 1
Jan 5 - Feb 13
Half Term 2
Feb 23 - Mar 27
Summer
2 terms
Half Term 1
Apr 13 - May 22
Half Term 2
Jun 1 - Jul 20
Half-Term & Holiday Dates
Autumn Half Term
Oct 27 - Oct 31
Christmas Holiday
Dec 20 - Jan 2
Spring Half Term
Feb 14 - Feb 22
Easter Holiday
Mar 28 - Apr 12
May Half Term
May 23 - May 29
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