Atkinson Secure Children's Home
Secure units school in Exeter (Devon).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted)."Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child's future success" The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) The Atkinson School are… Read more : The Atkinson School are pleased to announce that they will be working alongside the Give a Book charity Atkinson, our secure children's home in Exeter, has been consistently rated 'good' by Ofsted each of the last eight years, and has now been described… Read more : Our Ofsted 'Outstanding' children's care home keeps on improving Bale and Arthur have been visiting the Atkinson School since early March and the benefits and transformations have been incredible.
Bale and Arthur are therapy… Read more : Bale, Arthur and Gracie, the Atkinson therapy dogs
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of Edinburgh
- Forest School
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 133125
- Type
- Secure units
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 10 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.
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