Establishment The Avenue Special School
URN: 137435
Academy special converter
Single-academy trust: THE AVENUE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Address
- The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ
- Reading (870)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Headteacher Symon Cooke
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 2 to 19
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Single-academy trust
- THE AVENUE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 137435,
DfE number: 870/7001
UKPRN: 10035026 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Telephone
- 01183389038
- Ofsted rating
-
(Last inspection: 17 May 2023)
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- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 220
- Number of pupils
- 204
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2011
- Reason establishment opened
- Academy Converter
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 60
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 34.7%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 16 April 2024
- Type of SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty and PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Type of resourced provision
- SEN unit
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- 232
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
- 220
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Chair of trustees
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Michael Loftus | Appointed by GB/board | 19 October 2022 | 19 October 2026 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bishop | Appointed by GB/board | 13 December 2023 | 13 December 2027 |
| Malcolm Caine | Appointed by GB/board | 13 December 2023 | 13 December 2027 |
| Michelle Locke | Appointed by GB/board | 1 July 2023 | 1 July 2027 |
| Brad McAvoy | Appointed by GB/board | 28 June 2023 | 28 June 2027 |
| Penelope Garden | Appointed by GB/board | 28 June 2023 | 28 June 2027 |
| Janet Elizabeth Reynolds | Appointed by GB/board | 17 January 2017 | 16 January 2025 |
Members
| Name | Appointed by | From |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence Mitchell | Appointed by academy members | 4 November 2021 |
| Jim Meechan | Appointed by academy members | 13 December 2023 |
| Peter Jacobs | Appointed by GB/board | 13 December 2023 |
Chief financial officer
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Tracey Green | 1 February 2015 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Jacobs | Trustee | Appointed by GB/board | 1 October 2019 | 29 September 2023 |
| Isobel Ballsdon | Trustee | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2008 | 28 June 2023 |
These establishments are linked with The Avenue Special School, URN: 137435. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110179 | The Avenue Special School | Predecessor | 1 September 2011 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- South East
- Regional schools commissioner (RSC) region
- North-West London and South-Central England
- District
- Reading
- Ward
- Tilehurst
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading West
- Urban/rural description
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E06000038
- Easting
- 467600
- Northing
- 172960
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 310072999
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Reading 009
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Reading 009C
Age range
The age range that the establishment is legally allowed to make provision for.
School capacity
The number of pupil places the establishment can accommodate.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the number of those who are eligible to receive them.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
The data presented for the middle super output area (MSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.
Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.