Culverhill School

1BIGD Reference number: 978

General information

Address:
Kelston Close
Yate
BS37 8SZ (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday 9am-3.30pm
Tuesday 9am-3.30pm
Wednesday 9am-3.30pm
Thursday 9am-3.30pm
Friday 9am-3.30pm

Telephone: 01454 866930

Fax: 01454 866931

Website: http://www.culverhillschool.ik.org

Email: head@culverhill.s-gloucs.sch.uk

Ages services offered to: 7 – 16

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: School; Education Service

Aims: We are a special school for ages 7-16 with Complex Learning Difficulties those with a Statement of Special Educational Need and a moderate learning difficulty plus additional special needs. Students study the national curriculum. Qualifications in Educational Achievement in English, Mathematics, Science, and History, and Drama and GCSE Maths and D&T can be taken at 16 if appropriate. Religious and personal, social and health education are also taught. Students have a physiotherapy program devised for them by Frenchay Hospital. Physiotherapists, speech therapists and educational psychologists visit the school regularly to help students.
For Ofsted inspection reports for this school vist:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports

Availability: Referral
Referral by: South Glos LEA

Waiting list: No

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Award Schemes; Exams; Learning choices; Life skills; Options at 13+; Qualifications; Skills for Work

Keeping Safe: Child Protection

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Speech and Communication Impairments

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): No

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: No

Automatic external doors: Yes

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: Yes

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: Yes

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: Yes

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: Yes
Can wheelchair users clear the outer door prior to opening the inner: Yes

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: Yes

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: Yes

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: Yes
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: No
Minimum door size 1000mm: No
2 × horizontal grab rails: No
2 × vertical grab rails: No
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes


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