Wyre Forest School Explained

Wyre Forest School
Established:1960 (as Stourminster)
2011 (as Wyre Forest)
Type:Community special school
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Rebecca Garratt[1]
Chair:Fran Oborski
Address:Habberley Road
City:Kidderminster,
County:Worcestershire,
Country:England
Postcode:DY11 6FA
Local Authority:Worcestershire County Council
Lower Age:7
Upper Age:16
Ofsted:yes
Urn:135791
Enrolment:121
Gender:Mixed

Wyre Forest School (formerly Stourminster Special School[2]) is a school in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, for students with complex special needs, and about one fifth of the students are on the autistic spectrum continuum. It caters for ages 7 to 16 and has about 120 mixed gender students on roll. The school has a very wide catchment area and students come from varied social backgrounds.

The school was established on 1 September 2011, following a merger of Stourminster Special School and Blakebrook Special School and will continue to operate from existing premises until new accommodation has been built in the Habberley Learning Village that houses Baxter College and St. John's CE Primary School.[3]

An April 2007 Ofsted report accorded the school a Grade 2 (Good).[4]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyre Forest Special School - Our School . Worcestershire Schooljotter . 26 June 2024. 26 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Provision of Special Educational Needs in the Wyre Forest. 25 July 2011. Worcestershire County Council. 8 October 2011.
  3. http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/school-information/reviews-and-consultations/special-education-in-the-wf.aspx Worcester County Council letter to Parents/Staff/Governors/Stakeholders involved in the Wyre Forest Special Schools’, dated 11 July 2011 (PDF)
  4. http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/home/wcc-chs-sch5-220070424-stourminsterofstedreport.pdf Ofsted report April 2007