Admissions

Admissions

Stone Lodge Therapeutic School admits pupils aged 11-17 with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and who have main presenting needs in the area of Social, Emotional and Mental Health or Autism Spectrum Conditions. This may include social anxiety. Placements are carefully considered by an admissions panel to ensure that the school can meet the needs of the child in question, alongside whether they would have an appropriate peer group amongst current pupils. All placements are funded by the Local Authority in which a pupil resides, and upon admittance the school will be named in Section I of the pupil’s EHCP.

The school welcomes communication from parents/carers who are exploring potential placements for their child. Please contact the school and submit a copy or draft of your child’s EHCP alongside any other relevant documentation and information. In the first instance, the admissions panel will consider whether your child’s needs could potentially be met at Stone Lodge Therapeutic School and if so, you will be invited for a tour of the school. Subsequently, if you wish to continue with the admissions process a robust assessment will take place which involves meeting the child and conducting a full assessment to determine whether a placement can be offered. Should it transpire that Stone Lodge Therapeutic School is unable to admit your child, the team will endeavour to use its specialist local knowledge to sign post you to alternative schools to explore.

Formal consultations to secure a placement must be conducted by the Local Authority in which any perspective pupil lives. This can either be requested by a parent or carer or undertaken by a Local Authority exploring placements for a child. Local Authority consultations must be sent directly to the Principal and include the child’s EHCP and appendices.

Once a placement has been agreed, a bespoke transition plan will be made by the school in conjunction with the child, their family and any involved professionals.

Our brochure can be found here: Brochure

The Principal can be contacted at: ollie.sharp@stonelodgeschool.org

The Proprietor is Rockingham Education and their representative is Mohammed Damani – available on mohammed.damani@stonelodgeschool.org 01536 904277. Rockingham Education can be contacted at the school address.

The Chair Of Governors and Safeguarding Governor is Jessie Walker – available on head@maplefields.northants-ecl.gov.uk .She can be contacted at Maplefields Academy, Tower Hill Rd, Corby NN18 0TH

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“I don’t think it is an overstatement to say that Stone Lodge has had a life changing impact not only for my child, but for my whole family. My child faced significant challenges in mainstream secondary; these affected her mental health this impacted on the whole family. To be in an environment where she is known and understood is just amazing. Of course we have ‘bumpy’ days – but these are FAR fewer.”

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“She didn’t even want to go to school before now she can’t wait to go…”

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"For so long I have felt that we have battled with a system that did not work for my child. Everything was a fight and more than once I considered withdrawing my child from education all together. I am so glad I didn’t. We are so lucky to have a place at Stone Lodge. A place where my child’s needs are understood and supported; a place where (finally) my child feels safe enough to learn; a place where my child is actively encouraged to be their true self; a place where learning and emotional well being are recognised as being intertwined and BOTH are prioritised. Thank you”

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“They are an outstanding school and I am over the moon that my son attends this school”