About Us

Welcome to Addington School

Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils’ primary need is a severe learning difficulty with up to 50 percent also having Autism. I hope that you find this website informative and that it gives you a picture of our pupils, curricula, facilities and services. 

All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we can accommodate up to 290 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years on our main site in Woodley. We are very fortunate to have a purpose- built environment and this makes our school a fantastic place for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. We have recently opened a second site, in response to admissions pressures. This is an Early Years Centre in Farley Hill and a phased opening is underway.   

We are committed to delivering an outstanding education for your child to ensure that he or she reaches their full potential. To do this we encourage our families to work alongside us and offer support services to help parents and carers in pursuit of excellent outcomes for their child. We are fortunate to have NHS therapists on site who support to deliver therapy following an integrated model.  

Most importantly, we believe in a positive ethos based on mutual respect where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all’. 

David Maycock and Lynda Wood

Co-Headteachers

At the main site, pupils are in school from 9.00 am until 3.15 p.m (Monday-Friday) during term time (31.25 hours a week).  At Addington Early Years Centre, the hours vary slightly for different classes.

  ADDINGTON VISION AND AIMS

“We are a community committed to excellence and

the development of the potential of all”