Hedgewood School
Community special school in Hayes (Hillingdon).
Location
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Hedgewood is a fully inclusive special needs primary school supporting pupils aged 4 11 with Autism and complex, moderate learning disabilities, sometimes associated with behavioural, emotional, social, communication, physical or sensory needs.
Children are at the heart of what we do and our vision is simple: be nice work hard be happy We work with every child as an individual ensuring that their educational and therapeutic needs are met so that they can flourish both within our school and when they leave.
Our curriculum is about giving each child the best opportunity to succeed; to achieve the highest quality of life. We pride ourselves on creating a fun and engaging learning environment where the children feel safe, happy and ready to learn.
We hope that you will find all the information that you need Here you will find and that gives you a good feel for the life and work of the school. If you would like to visit we would be happy to show you how amazing the children and staff are. Our children have been busy making new books and comics for our school library. Click on the books below to read these amazing stories.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 102465
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Fenlon | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Bailey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle Doherty | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Ami Johnson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Hareleen Mattu | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Goddard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Bryony Smith | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Pearl Greenwald | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Avishka Kumarasinghe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Ladan Jama | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Sally Channing | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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