Booker Park School – Our Local Offer
1. What is the name of your education provision?
Booker Park School. We are a member of the Vale Federation of Special Schools, together with the
secondary school Stocklake Park.
2. What is your education provision?
Booker Park School is a primary special school for children aged between 3 and 11 years. It is a
member of the Vale Federation of Special Schools, together with the secondary school Stocklake
Park. Booker Park meets the needs of children with a wide range of learning difficulties, including
moderate, severe, and profound and multiple. It also meets the needs of pupils who experience
behaviour, emotional and social difficulties. Pupils may also have physical, neurological and sensory
impairments, autistic spectrum conditions, and complex medical needs.
Booker Park School is organised into three departments: Linden, Redwood, and Silver Birch.
Silver Birch department is for children from Y1 to Y6 who experience moderate and severe learning
difficulties. Pupils may also have autistic spectrum conditions, speech and language difficulties,
physical, neurological and sensory impairments. Silver Birch department makes up approximately
50% of the whole school.
Linden department is for children from Y1 to Y6 who experience behaviour, emotional or social
difficulties. Approximately 30% of this department also have a diagnosis of an autistic spectrum
condition. Some pupils may also have additional needs e.g. moderate learning difficulties, speech
and language difficulties. Linden department makes up approximately 20% of the whole school.
Redwood department meets the needs of a range of children from nursery to Y6. There are three
early years classes within the department. The children in these classes have a wide range of
learning difficulties and may also experience physical, neurological and sensory impairments,
autistic spectrum conditions, and complex medical needs. There are four specialist classes in the
department for children aged Y1 to Y6 who experience autistic spectrum conditions, in addition to
significant learning difficulties and sensory processing difficulties. There are two specialist classes
in the department for children aged Y1 to Y6 who experience sensory motor difficulties, including
profound and multiple learning difficulties. Redwood department makes up approximately 30% of
the whole school.
We look for all our young people to be successful learners, enabling them to achieve in a caring
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and supportive environment. Working together is at the heart of The Vale Federation and our
relationship with parents, carers and all the many professionals is central to helping our young
people succeed. Everyone works to make this happen from ensuring the facilities are clean to
raising funds for new resources, from supporting personal care to teaching a young person to
communicate, from ensuring they get to school to sharing their day on their return – we all have a
part to play. Together we work to provide the best that we possibly can to support all their unique
learning needs.
We benefit from wonderful facilities, including a hydrotherapy pool, a soft play room, a library, a
family room, an observational mirror room, and a training room. We strongly believe in the
benefits of multi-professional working, and have on site speech and language therapists,
occupational therapists, and physiotherapists.
Pupils have access to the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and the National Curriculum,
appropriately modified in pace, style of delivery and means of access to meet their individual
needs. Learning is personalised to enable all learners to learn, achieve and progress. Pupils in
Redwood department access the Barrs Court curriculum, focusing on “early thinking skills”, “early
communication skills”, “early mobility skills”, “independent living skills” and “emotional and
behavioural development”.
3. What is your current Ofsted rating and when was it received?
Booker Park was judged to be a good school by Ofsted at its most recent inspection (November
2014).
4. Where is your education provision located and what geographic area(s) does it
cover?
The school is located in Aylesbury. The majority of pupils come from the Aylesbury Vale area, with
some pupils coming from all across Buckinghamshire, and a few pupils coming from neighbouring
local authorities.
5. Who does your education provision provide for?
Booker Park is a special school for pupils aged between 3 and 11 years who experience:
 Cognition and learning needs, including moderate learning difficulites, severe learning
difficulites, and profound and multiple learning difficulites;
 Social, emotional and mental health needs;
 Communication and interaction needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, and speech and
language difficulites.
 Pupils may have additional sensory and/or physical needs, for example , physical and
neurological impairments, hearing or visual impairments, complex medical needs.
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6. What is the approximate size of your education provision:
There are currently 218 pupils on roll. All pupils have a Statement of Special Educational Needs, or
an Education Health and Care Plan.
7. If you are not a Maintained school what is your admission criteria? How can
children & young people access any specialist provision?
Admission to the school is determined by Buckinghamshire Local Authority.
8. What is the name, job title & contact details for:
 the main contact for staff with responsibility for SEND in the education
provision?
 the SEND coordinator in the education provision?
The main contacts are:
 Christine Ludlow, Principal, The Vale Federation of Special Schools
 Marianne Murphy, Head of School, Booker Park School
9. Who should I contact if I have a compliment, concern or complaint about the
education provision? How is the education provision’s complaints procedure
made available?
The contacts are:
 Christine Ludlow, Principal, The Vale Federation of Special Schools
 Marianne Murphy, Head of School, Booker Park School
The complaints procedure is available on the school website (www.bookerpark.com)
10. What future plans does your education provision have for developing its SEND
provision eg: training, facilities?
We are committed to training future SEND teachers.
11. Which other Local Authorities/ Counties/ health providers do you have contracts
with?
The school commissions speech and language therapy from APAC Speech and Language Therapy
Practice, occupational therapy from PACE, and physiotherapy and school nursing from
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Communication
There are regular formal and informal opportunities for parents and carers to meet with school
staff to discuss the educational provision of children and young people. Each year there is a formal
review meeting involving parents, carers and pupils to consider progress in relation to the
Statement of Special Educational Needs.
Training
Staff undertake regular relevant training to enable them to meet and respond to the changing
learning and developmental needs of pupils.
Specialist equipment
Booker Park works with others to provide appropriate specialist equipment to enable pupils to
access the curriculum – mobility, personalised seating, standing and lifting equipment, information
technology, communication aids and other enabling technology.
Work with other professionals
Booker Park works closely with other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for our pupils.
Other professionals include:
 Social Care
 CAMHS
 Educational psychology services
 Specialist teaching service for children with visual impairment or hearing impairment
 School nurse
 Speech and language therapists
 Occupational therapists
 Physiotherapists
 Family Resilience service
 Family Learning and Outreach team
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