The primary need of pupils at Blossom House is in the area of speech, language and communication. Many of our pupils have additional co-occurring needs/diagnoses.
Please note, Blossom House School includes several different provisions and each has its own remit and admissions criteria. Please refer to the
Blossom House Admissions Criteria policy
Step 1 - Initial Enquiry
Initial enquiries are made by parents (either by phone, email or via our website) or by the Local Authority.
Step 2 - Paperwork
The Blossom House Admissions Team will then read the paperwork supplied for your child (usually their Education Health & Care Plan and supporting reports such as Speech and Language Therapy Reports, Occupational Therapy Reports and Educational Psychology reports). A child does not need to have an EHCP before being assessed by the school; however, parents should be aware that the EHCP process can be protracted and complicated. Some year groups become very oversubscribed and places can only be held open for six months.
Once the paperwork has been read, the admissions team will then be able to advise on whether an initial assessment is an appropriate next step.
Step 3 - Initial Assessments
The Initial Assessments take approximately 45 minutes, and are an opportunity for parents to tour the school and discuss your child’s needs with a senior member of staff. Meanwhile, one of our Speech and Language Therapists spends time with your child. This is an informal session and not a formal assessment. From this, it will usually be possible to tell whether we might be the right provision, and if this is the case, we will invite the child back for a more in-depth assessment.
Step 4 - School Trial Assessment
Your child will be invited to spend time at Blossom House School with their age group. The visit will involve observations within a range of contexts and may also involve a formalised assessment. The length of the visit will depend on the age of the child as follows:
- Two to three days (Primary, Secondary (Motspur Park and Euston), Post 16 and Blossom House Wimbledon)
- One day (Reception)
- One to two mornings (Foundation Stage and Adapted Curriculum)
- Occasionally we may ask the child to come for a longer assessment period
Following the trial, our teams will decide whether Blossom House School can meet your child's needs. We will be in touch within 2 weeks, and an outcome letter will be sent via email.
Fees
We do not charge for our admissions process. However, if you would like a full report from the school trial assessment, the fee is £750. Please note, there is an administrative charge of £250 if your child is offered a place at the school and funding is agreed but you choose not to accept the place.
More detailed information can be found in our admissions policy here: POLICY Additionally, the admissions pathway also provides more detail regarding the admissions process and timeframes involved here: PATHWAY
Please contact the school for more information or to discuss your child with our admissions team.
Please contact us via the Admission Website Enquiry Form
Please contact us via the Admission Website Enquiry Form
If you would like to speak to a member of the admissions team, please call Clare Wells or Clare Pauzers on
0208 879 9901 or leave a message.
