Moorcroft School (Fees & Reviews) England, London, United Kingdom, Bramble Close, Uxbridge

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We are a secondary school for students between 11 and 19 years old with severe learning disabilities (SLD), profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Some of the students may also have additional sensory or physical impairments or challenging behaviour.

Moorcroft School pupils attend school at one of two specialist locations. Our main school site in Hillingdon or at the Eden Pinkwell Satellite based at Pinkwell School in Hayes. At Moorcroft we aim to provide the best possible education outcomes for our students. All our students have a personalised learning programme to help them achieve their best. We use this to adapt our curriculum to meet their individual needs.

Moorcroft is a special school and is part of the Eden Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest special multi-academy trusts. It is a secondary school for students aged between 11 and 19 years with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Some of the pupils may also have additional sensory or physical impairments or challenging behaviour.

At Moorcroft we aim to provide the best possible education outcomes for our students. All of our pupils have a personalised learning programme to help them achieve their best, which means that we adapt our curriculum to meet the needs of everyone. We take great pride in helping our young people become more independent so they can meet the many challenges in society.

We adapt our learning environments using state-of-the-art resources so that students can follow a programme specially designed to meet their educational, sensory and social needs. Our classrooms are set-up uniquely for each individual student.

The doors are wide enough for wheelchairs to pass through. When taking part in Food Technology lessons, cookers, sinks and work surfaces can be adjusted to wheelchair level. There are overhead hoists throughout the building so all pupils are able to fully engage in learning. The building is light and spacious, with large well-equipped classrooms and a number of specialist teaching areas. The site is both safe and secure. There is an entrance system to ensure pupils are safe, and outdoor fences are high. We have a large outdoor playground, and there are several, fully-secured garden areas.

We also have our own hydrotherapy pool with overhead hoists to enable pupils with physical disabilities to access the pool.

There is a large hall which is used for PE, assemblies and for lunches for Lower School pupils. In the Sixth Form, there is a large life skills area to enable pupils to develop independence skills. This includes a kitchen and café, as well as a separate garden just for sixth form pupils.

We have a large and well-equipped sensory room, and there is also a sensory integration room for pupils with sensory processing difficulties. Our dedicated department for pupils with multi-sensory impairments includes a darkroom for pupils with visual impairments. The classrooms, in this department, have curtained and quiet areas, to enable pupils to participate in multi-sensory activities.

Pupils with autistic spectrum disorders have access to a learning lodge where they can work quietly and without distraction. All pupils with severe learning difficulties have their own workstations and many of them follow a programme based in the TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children) system. Classrooms also have shared quiet rooms for individual work.

Our focus at Moorcroft is to enable our students to develop their independence. We see all aspects of school life as an opportunity to develop life skills, social skills and communication. We educate and support our pupils to become independent learners, so that they are