St Giles School Explained

St Giles School
Type:Community special school
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Mrs. Virginia Marshall
Address:Pampisford Road
City:Croydon
County:Greater London
Country:England
Postcode:CR2 6DF
Coordinates:51.3559°N -0.1061°W
Local Authority:Croydon
Dfeno:306/7001
Urn:101852
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:108
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:19
Website:http://www.st-gilesschool.co.uk

St Giles School is a special school located in South Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon, England. The school is a specialist school for physical and sensory needs and is for pupils with physical disabilities and complex medical needs from 4 – 16, and pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) from 11 to 19. The school admits pupils from Croydon and the surrounding boroughs.

St. Giles opened in 1925 and was originally sited in Thornton Heath. In 1933 the school moved to Featherbed Lane, Croydon, close to what is now Forestdale and in 1977 it moved to its current site in Pampisford Road.

The school has onsite medical and therapy provision with nurses and healthcare assistants on the school site at all times whilst the pupils are in school.