Glenwood School
Community special school in Benfleet (Essex).
Location
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Glenwood School is a Community Special School maintained by the Local Authority. It caters for over 240 learners between 3 and 19 years of age. It is a co-educational school for learners with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Approximately 60% have a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder and approximately 30% have significant physical and/or sensory impairments. Everything you need for your journey with Glenwood Parents/Carers who are interested in considering the provision at Glenwood are warmly invited
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 115469
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 0 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Linda Robinson | Chair of Governors | Interim Executive Board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Guy Blakesley | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robin Taverner | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jennifer McCutcheon | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Iain Birtwell | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record