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About Us

Welcome to Heron Academy, a new school committed to providing outstanding education to young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties.  

We aim to create a calm and nurturing atmosphere supporting our student's personal growth and education.

As a school, we pride ourselves on:
 
  • Specialist staff who are highly committed to helping young people reach their potential.
  • The opportunity for students to experience a wide variety of curriculum subjects and enrichment programmes
  • A solid and effective partnership with parents to provide the necessary support for every student as we believe the education of our young people is a shared responsibility. 

We welcome you on this journey as we endeavour to provide the best quality education for our pupils.

Specialist facilities include: 

  • Hydrotherapy pool
  • Hygiene rooms with hoists and changing beds 
  • Trampoline for rebound Therapy 
  • Dark room 
  • Sensory room 
  • Hall 
  • Canteen 
  • Performing Arts studio 
  • Library 
  • Art room 
  • Music room 
  • Gym  
  • Life skills kitchen 
  • Overhead hoists in most classrooms 
  • Rise and fall desks/tables 
  • Eye gaze technology 
  • CEMAC support  
  • Adapted ICT 
  • Wheelchair accessible greenhouse 
  • Nursing, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy, and physiotherapy support.  


We welcome you on this journey as we endeavour to provide the best quality education for our pupils.

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