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Independent Mainstream Secondary Schools with Specialist Provision

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Yellow2 · 28/09/2022 13:39

Hello, Might anyone recommend independent schools with great SEN provision. I'm looking at what options we have for secondary for my son who has attention and processing issues, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and is a very bright child but academically it all translates to middle of the class attainment.
Please do share any schools you think are worth looking into. We live in SW London and his school goes to 16 so if it's further afield we might consider it for when he's older.
Thank you!

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OhCrumbsWhereNow · 29/09/2022 09:51

Thames Christian School seems to have a good rep.

We found that most academic independents were very wary of dealing with anything more than very mild dyslexia or high functioning ASD of the variety where they were superstars at maths and struggled a bit on the peer-to-peer relationship side.

DD has fairly severe dyslexia and needed a school that could deal with that and provide amazing music provision... we ended up opting for state and could not be happier. Spent primary failing to achieve potential and on track to fail SATs, now in Y9 and in top sets for everything and enjoying school (still can't spell, but nobody seems very worried... there's spell-check for that).

Yellow2 · 24/02/2023 21:22

Oh wow! And state is supportive?!?! Please do share where!!!

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FifiForgot · 25/02/2023 13:58

More House school in Farnham, fabulous school for boys who are bright, but have difficulties like you describe. It goes to 18 and has boarders. Would definitely be worth looking at.

immergeradeaus · 25/02/2023 14:07

Bruern Abbey for a couple of years, and then the school can advise on the best senior school?

RedPanda2022 · 27/02/2023 11:30

Bruern abbey recently opened 13-16 section I believe…I was going to suggest that too.

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