Blackfriars School

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Blackfriars School
Established	1960
Type	Community Special School
Specialism	Technology Applied Learning (secondary)
Location	Priory Road Newcastle-Under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 2TF England Coordinates: 53°00′30″N 2°13′55″W / 53.00824°N 2.23181°W / 53.00824; -2.23181
Local authority	Staffordshire
DfE URN	124510
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	5–19
Website	www.sln.org.uk/blackfriars

Blackfriars School is a special school of approximately 200 pupils, covering an age range of 5 to 19, with a range of physical, learning, medical and sensory needs who come from North and Central Staffordshire and the Unitary Authority of Stoke-on-Trent. The school consists of two sites, one of these is the school which is based in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England and educates pupils aged between 5 and 16. The Further Education site is based in Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent and caters for students aged between 16 and 19 years old.

History

Since it opened in September 1960, the school has won various accolades and has a long record of pioneering partnerships. These include being granted High Performing Specialist Status in February 2006. One of the first Beacon Schools, the school is also part of the Leading Edge Partnership programme. It is also integrated into the community thanks to its Technology College status. The school also enjoys a close working relationship with Madeley High School and a number of local primary schools.

Aims of the school

In its prospectus, the school states its aims which are as follows:

To provide by continuous, thorough and systematic assessment a broad and balanced curriculum, encompassing all the requirements of the National Curriculum but tailored to the individual needs of each pupil. This curriculum will be challenging, self motivating and encouraging enabling each pupil to work to his/her full capacity.
To plan and execute a multi-disciplinary programme of independence according to the needs of each pupil so that they will develop into confident and responsible young people.
To develop a range of skills in vocational and leisure activities giving each pupil experience and support in surviving in a world orientated towards the able-bodied.
To create a happy, supportive and welcoming environment for each pupil where individual achievement and success is celebrated by staff working as a team for the wellbeing of all.
To share the skills and expertise of the school with mainstream schools and the local community, thus helping to create an increasingly inclusive society.

Staffing

The school and FE site both have great teams of staff. These consist of teachers, teaching assistants, physiotherapists, speech therapists, medical and social agencies and ancillary staff.

Facilities

Both of the school's sites host a wide range of facilities which enable the pupils to reach their full potential. These include:

Large, superbly resourced teaching areas
Three ICT suites
Two Art, Design and Technology Studios
Library
Maths Room and Science Laboratory
Large Sports Complex
Sensory Room
Sensory Garden
Drama Studio
Community Shop
Student Common Room and Café
Two Swimming Pools
Creative Arts and Games Hall
Gym
Community Cyber Café
Food Technology Room
Vocational Areas
Extensive Grounds
Outside sports area with rubberised surface

Notable students

Denise Leigh, winner of Channel 4's Operatunity
Paul Henshall, actor

External links

v t e Schools in Staffordshire (including Stoke-on-Trent)

Primary	Forest Park Primary School Oakhill Primary School Leasowes Primary School St John's CE Primary School

Middle	Oldfields Hall Middle School

Secondary	Abbot Beyne School Alleyne's Academy Birches Head High School Blessed William Howard Catholic School Cannock Chase High School Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School The Cheadle Academy Clayton Hall Business and Language College Codsall Community High School The de Ferrers Academy Erasmus Darwin Academy The Friary School Hagley Park Academy Haywood Engineering College Holden Lane High School JCB Academy John Taylor High School King Edward VI School Kingsmead Technology College Landau Forte Academy, Amington Landau Forte Academy QEMS Leek High Specialist Technology School Moorside High School Nether Stowe High School Ormiston Horizon Academy Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Ounsdale High School Paulet High School The Rawlett School Sandon High School Sir Graham Balfour School Staffordshire University Academy Tamworth Enterprise College Thistley Hough High School Thomas Alleyne's High School Walton High School Weston Road Academy Westwood College Wolgarston High School

Voluntary aided grammar	St. Joseph's College

Special	Abbey Hill School and Performing Arts College Blackfriars School

Sixth form colleges	Moorlands Sixth Form College City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College Stafford Collegiate

Independent	Abbotsholme School Abbots Bromley School for Girls Denstone College Lichfield Cathedral School Newcastle-under-Lyme School Stafford Grammar School St Dominic's High School for Girls St Dominic's Priory School

Independent (preparatory)	St Joseph's Preparatory School Vernon Lodge Preparatory School Yarlet School

Former	Berry Hill High School and Sports College Brewood Grammar School Edial Hall School Longton High School Mitchell High School

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