King's Sutton Primary Academy

King's Sutton Primary Academy is a mainstream primary academy for 4-11 year-olds in Kings Sutton. It's part of the Prime7 Multi Academy Trust.

Unit Provision

Type: Specialist Unit

Location: Richmond Street, King’s Sutton, OX17 3RT

Age Range: Reception to Year 6 (EYFS-KS2)

Primary Area of Need: Communication and Interaction (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Children Most Likely to be Considered for Admission

•                          EHCP with Autism (ASD).

•                          Communication & Interaction as the primary need.

•                          Working up to 2-3 years below age-related expectations.

•                          Able to learn in a small-group setting.

•                          Benefits from structured social communication support.

What Does the Provision Offer?

•                          Small classes.

•                          High staff-to-pupil ratios.

•                          Attention Autism.

•                          Socially Speaking.

•                          Lego Therapy.

•                          Drawing and Talking.

•                          ELSA support.

•                          Precision Teaching.

•                          Play Buddies.

•                          Access to private Speech and Language Therapy.

Not suitable for children who

•                          SEMH is the primary need.

•                          Behaviour requires a specialist SEMH placement.

•                          A highly specialist autism school is required.

•                          Learning needs are significantly below the current cohort profile.

Curriculum and Learning

Modified curriculum with life skills and communication focus

Mainstream Inclusion

Inclusion opportunities are individually planned.

Key Things for Parents to Know

•  Designed for autistic pupils with Communication & Interaction needs.
• ·       Strong focus on social communication skills.
• ·       Highly trained SEND staff.
• ·       Therapeutic Thinking and Team Teach approaches used throughout.
• ·       Specialist support within a mainstream school environment.

All pupils in the unit provision will have an Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plan. The Local Authority will have identified their needs as requiring placement at King's Sutton School unit provision.

• Autism Resource Base (link)
• SEND Policy and SEND Information Report (PDF 1,051 KB)
• Accessibility Plan (PDF 212 KB)

Additional Information

SENCo: Katy Griffin ([email protected])