Philpots Manor School is an independent special day school for children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs and communication and interaction difficulties. Many children are neurodiverse. All of our learners have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
The school promotes an ethos based on the following values:
The school focuses on developing the key skills relevant to English and Maths to underpin a broad and dynamic curriculum. Our curriculum includes a range of academic, practical, active and creative subjects such as Science, Computing, Personal Social, Health and Emotional Education (PSHE), History, Geography, Physical Education, Art and Design Technology, Food and Nutrition, Sport and Drama. We follow the National Curriculum, which is adapted to meet the needs of our learners, and provide a range of academic and therapeutic interventions to enable our learners to close gaps in their learning and make accelerated progress.
Our rural location and estate enable us to place an emphasis on learning outside the classroom, through subjects such as Horticulture, Forest School, Construction, Adventure Activities, Equine Studies and the Duke of Edinburgh programme. Learners are encouraged and supported to achieve recognised and accredited qualifications in most subjects and our focus is to maximise successful outcomes for each and every young person in the areas of their interests by the end of their placement with us.
Learners play an active role in the running of the school, through representation on our School Council and discussions and debates in morning tutor time and PSHE lessons. They are well supported in small class groups with a teacher and at least one teaching assistant. Pupil welfare is always our focus. We have trained and experienced well-being and therapy team working from our well-being hub to support learners with pastoral and personal needs and liaise with parents and carers and outside agencies such as children’s social services, CAMHS and therapy services.
Philpots Manor School was inspected by OFSTED in June 2023 and received an overall rating of Good and personal development was rated as Outstanding. We are proud of the achievements of learners and the progress they make on their pathway to adulthood and we celebrate these achievements frequently, enthusiastically and as a community.
