Exhall Grange School

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Exhall Grange School and Science College
Type	Special school
Headteacher	Mr. John Truman
Specialism	Science
Location	Wheelwright Lane Ash Green near Coventry Warwickshire CV7 9HP England
LEA	Warwickshire County Council
Ofsted number	125794
Students	148 (approx.)
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	2 to 19

Exhall Grange School and Science College is a community special school located in Ash Green just outside Coventry in Warwickshire, England.^[1] The school caters for pupils ranging in age from two to 19 years, and who have a range of disabilities and learning difficulties, including physical disability, visual impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Founded in 1951 on the site of a former army base, the school originally specialised in teaching pupils with visual impairment, but later began to extent its facilities and to enrol students with other disabilities. It was, for many years, predominantly a boarding school with pupils attending from across the United Kingdom, and it was regarded as being among the best in its field.

In more recent times, a greater number of children with disabilities have been included in mainstream education, and Exhall Grange's role as a special school has changed. Many of its students now have multiple disabilities, and its residential facilities have been significantly reduced. The school now caters largely for pupils living in the local vicinity, with the main catchment area being the northern part of Warwickshire, including Bedworth and Nuneaton. Although it has a Coventry postal address, it actually comes under the control of Warwickshire Education Authority.

In July 2003, Exhall Grange became the first special school to achieve specialist science college status.

Exhall Grange has had three headteachers during its time. Before the present incumbent, Richard Bignell served as headmaster from 1981 to 2005. Mr Bignell was preceded by George Marshall, who held the position between 1951 and 1981.