Welcome to our website and thank you for visiting.
We hope this provides you with plenty of information about our fantastic school. If you want to ‘experience the magic’ of our school, book a visit; we would be incredibly pleased to show you around.
Linwood School is a large special school that welcomes students from a wide geographical area, supporting a comprehensive range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. We have several campuses and you can find out about each campus using the ‘Our School Campuses’ tab on the main menu.
For us, every child and young person truly matters, and we understand that every moment of every day counts in improving life experiences and outcomes of our students. Our bespoke curriculum and assessment pathways ensure that learning is person-centred and focus on upholding our school values of respect and harmony, inclusivity, support, responsibility, excellence, trust, and positivity. We celebrate diversity and value the contribution that every student makes. We believe everyone should have the chance to thrive, and Linwood can make this belief a reality.
We are lucky to have an exceptional team of staff. Our teachers, teaching assistants, and support teams are committed to providing the best possible opportunities for our students. We understand the importance of building relationships, motivating activities, joy, and laughter in developing engagement, promoting independence and supporting learning. We are highly aspirational for all our students.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and learn more about our exceptional school.
We hope to see you soon!
Gemma Talbot
Executive Headteacher
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a community where everyone achieves and thrives so that all our students succeed through their education years and beyond.
Everyone is valued within a safe and nurturing environment.
All our students have full and equal access to an ambitious curriculum, rich learning experiences and high-quality personalised support.
Our Values
Latest News
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Huge Thank You for the Winter Writing Competition!
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Springwood 10 year celebration!
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Laura and her team in Eagles provide a calm, nurturing environment for our daughter. This in turn is helping her to make great academic progress.
Parent/Carer Survery 2024
Harriet Chappell (Safeguarding) gives you a hand without asking when needed.
Parent/Carer Survery 2024
I have to say how fantastic Gulten and all the staff are in Sparrowhawks. They are amazing and I am so grateful to them.
Parent/Carer Survery 2024
Pam in Falcons is very kind and very supportive.
Parent/Carer Survery 2024
All staff from this year and last year in Hawking class have been/are AMAZING!!! Thank you for helping my son settle into Linwood.
Parent/Carer Survery 2024
We were impressed by the quality of products the Post 16 students were making in their Enterprise business groups.
Chris, Chair of Governors
Autumn 2022
It was great to see how well settled all the pupils are and to witness the great teamwork of staff.
Jo, Co-opted Governor
Autumn 2022
I was able to listen to the positive conversations and how this was linking into the vision and values and echoing what the school moto stands for.
Lorna, Parent Governor
Autumn 2022
I was impressed by the wide range of lessons offered and by the enthusiasm of the students who wanted to explain what they were doing and to show me their work.
Sonia, LA Governor
Autumn 2022
There was a lovely calm and purposeful atmosphere and it was great to see the pupils following their daily routines with confidence.
Jo, Co-opted Governor
Autumn 2022
I learned that students were well engaged with the curriculum and this was demonstrated by improved attendance figures.
Sonia, LA Governor
Autumn 2022
It was great to see how the pupils have grown and developed during this academic year.
Jo, Co-opted Governor
Summer 2023
We could see the great support, trust and respect they gave each other, the positive attitude and the excellent life skills they were developing along the way.
Lorna, Parent Governor
Spring 2023
I saw plenty of evidence of the students making good progress with their learning. Some of the students have been taking part in interesting work experience placements locally.
Sonia, LA Governor
Spring 2023
They were having a wonderful time exploring different musical instruments. It was good to see pupils using the sensory and soft play room.
Jo, Co-opted Governor
Spring 2023
The students were problem solving using chunking content, retrieval practice, concrete learning, overlearning, and modelling with effective questioning, total communication dialogue and reflection.
Lorna, Parent Governor
Autumn 2023
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