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Bladon House Specialist Day and Residential School

Overview

Bladon House School specialises in making provision for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years, with autism, speech and language disorders, moderate to severe learning difficulties and associated behavioural difficulties.

Through our work, we have also developed skills in achieving significant progress and skills to support the achievement significant progress and successful outcomes for children and young people with Prader Willi Syndrome.

Curriculum

Young People follow one of our two curriculum pathways; Open Skies for young people with moderate learning difficulties or Bright Horizons, for young people with severe learning difficulties. All young people will follow an individualised timetable, created to meet their own specific needs and by their Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP).

Six specialist subjects supplement the Bladon Way curriculum.

These subjects are:

  • Computing
  • Food Technology
  • Hair and Beauty
  • Physical Education
  • Land Based Studies including:
  • Forest School including:

Young people following the Open Skies Pathway also take part in the John Muir Award and Duke of Edinburgh Award Schemes.

Times and availability

Age Range: 5 to 19

Contact

Parent Support Officer

Address

Bladon House School
Newton Solney
Burton-on-trent
Derbyshire
DE15 0TA
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Costs

Cost is based on assessment of individual needs.

Referral

Referral requiredYes

Funded placements will require approval by the Local Authority. You are advised to contact the Education, Health and Care Plan coordinator who has been involved with your child, in the first instance, if you wish to consider a placement at an independent special school

Inclusion

Supporting

  • Autism
  • Deaf / hearing impairment
  • Social, emotional and mental health needs
  • Multi-Sensory impairment
  • Learning difficulties
  • Communication and interaction needs
  • Other
  • Visual impairment

Local Offer

Parent Support Officer

Last updated: 30 March 2026