Priory Woods School & Arts College

· Priory Woods is a community special school for pupils and students with moderate (MLD), severe (SLD) or profound and multiple (PMLD) learning difficulties. Pupils may have additional needs such as a physical disability, sensory loss, ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder), ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder), emotional or behavioural difficulties. · Pupils attend Priory Woods School from the age of 4 years and leave aged 19 years. · All pupils who attend the school have a Statement of Educational Need or, from September 2014, an Educational, Health and Social Care Plan (EHSC). · Statements and EHSC plans are written in close consultation with parents. A range of professionals involved with the child or young person contribute to the process. The EHSC helps to determine what level of educational, social and health support your child needs. · On entry to Priory Woods every child is assessed, this is called a baseline assessment and the information is recorded and stored. Formal assessments are then carried out at regular intervals, usually annually, so we can track your child's progress over time.