The Shrubberies School
Community special school in Stonehouse (Gloucestershire).
Location
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The Shrubberies School caters for children and young people with special educational needs between the ages 2 and 19 years, with accommodation for up to 136 pupils. The accommodation is comprised of The Shrubberies School main site which caters for pupils from 2 to 16 and The Apperley Centre, which will cater for students aged 16-19 years.
The Apperley Centre is only half a mile away from the main school site and is styled to accommodate further education learning for our pupils. The school has a dark room, multi-sensory rooms, large soft play room and hydrotherapy pool.
Good playground and grassed areas are available to the pupils, together with an adventure playground and enclosed play areas for early years children. The school also has a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), working gardens and an enclosed wildlife pond area. The forest garden is also an established place of learning.
The children are able to participate in rural science projects and develop gardening skills. Information and communication technology is used throughout the school and a wealth of relevant and structured programmes of learning are available.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Swimming
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
- Monster Phonics
Key facts
- URN
- 115823
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Medcroft | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jayne English | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Lisa Martin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mick Morris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Gabb | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel Stephens | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Joseph Feeley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Hills | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kirsty Borrill | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Melissa Harrison Porter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Wendy Newby Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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