Admissions

Russet House School provides a specialist education for children aged 3-11 (Nursery to Year 6) who have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that outlines their needs as follows.

All pupils:

• have a diagnosis of autism as their primary need, which significantly impacts on their communication and interaction skills  
• have additional cognition and learning difficulties. Pupils are working at levels well below age-related expectations with some pupils assessed against the Engagement Model.
• Require high levels of support to manage personal care, personal safety and other aspects of daily living, with progress shown over time.
• may present with high levels of anxiety/dysregulation alongside their autism, which may impact on their emotional regulation and lead to behaviours which challenge.

Pupils may also require specialist support with differences in social interaction, sensory processing and integration, flexibility and information processing.

The curriculum at Russet House School focuses on life skills learning alongside subject teaching. This includes a focus on pupil’s communication, engagement and independence, whilst accessing aspects of the Early Years and National Curriculum. Teaching is adapted and personalised to enable each child to learn, make progress and thrive within the Russet House community.

Russet House may be unable to meet the needs of pupils who require more specialist support with their mental or physical health, including those who have medical needs or vulnerabilities or require a high level of therapeutic input.  We do not assign fulltime 1:1 support and pupils need to be able to learn alongside 6 or 7 other children with a high staff to pupil ratio.

All admissions to Russet House School are through Enfield Local Authority’s SEN Services. If a family would like their child to be considered for a place at Russet House School they should contact SEN Services on 020 379 5667 for further information.