Admissions

St. Hugh’s School provides specialist education for children and young people with complex and significant needs, all of whom have an Education, Health and Care Plan. The school supports students with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities, medical conditions, and neurodevelopmental needs, including those related to autism and sensory processing. A highly personalised and structured curriculum is delivered, focused on meaningful progress towards EHCP outcomes, with an emphasis on communication, learning for life, and developing independence in ways that are appropriate and achievable for each individual. St. Hugh’s is committed to preparing every young person for adulthood within a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment.

In line with the SEND Code of Practice, the starting point for consideration of placement is always mainstream provision where a child or young person’s needs can be appropriately met. St. Hugh’s is designed to meet the needs of students whose complex learning, physical, medical, and neurodevelopmental profiles require a specialist environment. Placement decisions are made in collaboration with the local authority, families, and professionals, to ensure that the provision is reserved for those learners whose needs align with the school’s offer and cannot be effectively met in other settings.

By law the secondary transfer process is different for children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) whether in a mainstream school or special school. Places are allocated by the Local Education Authority on a case-by-case basis.

Further information is available from North Lincolnshire Council about applying for school places, current year admissions and school transport arrangements.

Help with Transition and SEN Information

The North Lincolnshire Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (commonly known as SENDIASS) can be contacted through their website.

This service can support and give advice regarding many educational aspects including admissions and transition. They are also supportive if a parent wishes to challenge a placement decision and proceed to a tribunal.

If a placement decision is made that a parent is unhappy about then the parent/carer has the right of appeal through the appeal process of the Local Authority.

Please contact SENDIASS for further information https://www.kids.org.uk/sendiass