Extra places for special educational needs in north Hampshire
Schools in Andover and Farnborough to be expanded
Last updated 25th Feb 2021
Extra school places for children with special educational needs will be available from September 2022 in the north of Hampshire, following agreement to go ahead with expansions at Icknield School in Andover and Samuel Cody Specialist Sports College in Farnborough.
Hampshire County Council's Executive member for Education and Skills Councillor Roz Chadd commented:
“We know that additional places within specialist school provision, for children with additional needs, are going to be very much needed as our communities grow across the county so I fully support the recommendations to expand both schools in the local authority districts of Rushmoor and Test Valley. This is completely in line with our commitment to develop existing successful provision and create new provision to meet demand.”
Icknield School
Currently a 78-place special school for children and young people aged 3 to 19 years, with severe learning difficulties. The proposed works will provide additional internal teaching accommodation to enable more children to attend the school and significantly improve the overall internal and external learning environment for all pupils, giving a final overall capacity of 88 places.
Samuel Cody Specialist Sports College
An all-through special school for 4 to 16 year-olds with moderate learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. The expansion will cater especially for pupils aged 10 to 16 with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH) and increase the school’s overall pupil number to 295 (from 205).