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A creative, caring education for children and young people.

Welcome to The Holden School

The Holden School supports children with a range of social, emotional and mental health barriers to learning.  This includes complex additional needs, such as attachment issues and autism spectrum disorders.  We aim to help each of our pupils in their academic progress – but we are also focused on developing key life skills, for a confident and comfortable future in the wider community.  We create Individual Learning Plans to meet the specific and individual needs of all our pupils. 

Our school is split across two sites, with our Primary provision (and one Secondary classroom) based on Firs Lane (Years 1 to 6), and our Secondary provision on Chapel Street (Years 7 to 13). We have dedicated staff on both sites including Deputy Heads. Our PE and Art teachers, the clinical team, and other members of the leadership team work across both sites.

On the Firs Lane site, we have Horticulture Facilities and Wild Garden areas, which can be accessed by students when supervised by staff. Students on the Chapel Street site access facilities in the community, led by our staff, for Physical Education.

Our Chapel Street site is address is Chapel, Street, Leigh. WN7 2AL.

 

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Our personal approach to education starts from the moment a child is referred to us. Children come to us with a range of complex needs and challenging personal experiences and it’s important that we assess these against our provision to ensure that we are the right school for them.

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Our ethos is focused on individuality. We pursue the promise that everyone involved in our school – staff, pupils, parents and families – are recognised for their unique value.

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We aim to develop a learning framework that really rewards the pupil’s strengths and supports their vulnerabilities, encouraging students to develop resilience and inner discipline.

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Firs Lane, Leigh, Wigan, WN7 4SB

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