Birkett House School

Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

Motto	Challenge, Achieve, Celebrate
Type	Special School, Academy
Head teacher	Sue Horn
Chair of Governors	Rosemary Lowe
Location	Launceston Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2FZ England Coordinates: 52°34′56″N 1°06′38″W / 52.5821°N 1.1106°W / 52.5821; -1.1106
DfE URN	138935 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	175
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	5–19
Academy Trust	Birkett House Academy Trust
Website	www.birketthouse.leics.sch.uk

Wigston Birkett House Community Special School is a special school with academy status based in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. The school caters for up to 175 students aged between 5 and 19 with a range of additional learning needs.

The school was rated as "Outstanding" in all areas during its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2015. ^[1]

Facilities

The school is spread over four sites located to the south of Leicester:

Launceston Road site: Caters for students with profound and multiple learning difficulties aged between 5 and 19.
Tythorn site: located at Tythorn Field Primary School. Caters for KS1 and KS2 students with severe or moderate learning difficulties.
The Centre at Thomas Estley: Located at Thomas Estley Community College. Caters for KS3 students with severe or moderate learning difficulties.
Birkett House Seniors: Located at Countesthorpe Leysland Community College. Caters for KS4 and post-16 students with severe or moderate learning difficulties.

The Launceston Road site will be replaced by new purpose built accommodation located on the site of The Wigston Academies Trust (TWAT). The new building, costing £10 million, will include a swimming pool, multi-sensory environments, outdoor play areas and accessible classrooms will open in September 2017. ^[2]

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Schools in Leicestershire (including Leicester)

Primary	Bishop Ellis Catholic Samworth Sir John Moore CofE

Middle	Brookvale High School Gartree High School Ibstock Community College Ivanhoe College Manor High School

Upper & secondary	Ashby School Babington Community College Beauchamp College Beaumont Leys School Belvoir High School Bosworth Academy Brockington College The Cedars Academy Charnwood College City of Leicester College Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Crown Hills Community College De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Fullhurst Community College Groby Community College Hamilton Community College Hind Leys Community College Hinckley Academy Humphrey Perkins School John Ferneley College Judgemeadow Community College King Edward VII Science and Sport College Lancaster School Limehurst Academy Long Field Academy Lutterworth College Lutterworth High School Madani Schools Federation The Market Bosworth School The Martin High School Moat Community College New College Leicester Rawlins Community College Robert Smyth Academy Roundhill Academy Rushey Mead Academy St Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy St Paul's Catholic School Sir Frank Whittle Studio School Sir Jonathan North Community College Soar Valley College South Charnwood High School Thomas Estley Community College Tudor Grange Samworth Academy Welland Park Academy Wigston Academy William Bradford Academy Winstanley Community College Woodbrook Vale Wreake Valley Academy

Sixth form	Gateway College Regent College Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Wigston College Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Independent	Dixie Grammar School Emmanuel Christian School Fairfield Preparatory School Grace Dieu Manor School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Our Lady's Convent School Ratcliffe College

Further education	Brooksby Melton College Leicester College Loughborough College South Leicestershire College Stephenson College

Special	Birkett House School Ellesmere College RNIB College

Former	Abington Academy Alderman Newton's School Burleigh Community College Bushloe High School Garendon High School John Ells Community College King Edward VII School Leysland High School Mary Linwood Comprehensive School Riverside Business and Enterprise College Rosebery Primary School Sathya Sai School Stonehill High School

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