Hope Tree School

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School Profile
NAME: Hope Tree School
URN: 148733
LA: Cambridgeshire
TOWN: Cambridgeshire
POSTCODE: CB24 9NG
PHASE: Not applicable
TYPE: Other independent special school
GENDER: Girls
PUPILS: 22
CAPACITY: 36
WEBSITE: www.hopetreeschool.co.uk
DATA_DATE: 2025-07-14

Website Extract:
Hope Tree School – A school in South Cambridgeshire for autistic girls between the ages of 7 and 16
Hope Tree School – A school in South Cambridgeshire for autistic girls between the ages of 7 and 16 Term Dates Spring term 2025 First day of term Tuesday 7th January 2025 Half term 17th February to 21st February 2025 Last day of term Friday 4th April 2025 Summer term 2025 First day of term Tuesday 22nd April 2025 May Day bank holiday – Monday 5th May Half term 26th May to 30th May 2025 Last day of term Friday 18th July 2025 For 2025/26 term dates please go to Term Dates Safeguarding At Hope Tree School safeguarding is our highest priority. We are committed to promoting the safety and wellbeing of our whole school community. The school follows the DfE policies on Working Together to Safeguard Children and Keeping children safe in education. Our school Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our Policies page. September 2025 Availability of Student Places Year 3 There are currently no students in this year group, however, consultations are welcome. Year 4 There are currently no students in this year group, however, consultations are welcome. Year 5 Places available. Year 6 Places available. Year 7 No availability. Year 8 No availability. Year 9 No availability. Year 10 No availability. Year 11 Will commence in September 2026. We do not expect to have any spaces. We are very happy to welcome you to Hope Tree School. We believe that our students will make the most progress when they feel safe and are enjoying school. Students who attend Hope Tree School often arrive with significant barriers to learning and/or gaps in their educational journey. Through building positive and safe relationships, and adapting teaching styles and learning activities to suit each individual student, we strive to remove barriers to learning. We aim to facilitate the development of lifelong learning skills, alongside teaching key life skills, to support all students to achieve their potential and take their place in society with strong foundations, good self esteem and stable mental health. Please get in touch if you would like to speak to one of the team. School Aims and Values Learning and Curriculum Allied Therapies Admissions School History Attendance Girls and Autism The School Day Online Safety Wellbeing Staff Our Policies Safeguarding and Equality Feedback and Complaints Term Dates School Outcomes Vacancies

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School History – Hope Tree School
School History Part 1 She looked up at me with tears rolling down her cheeks and said “no thank you, mummy, I can’t go to school today”. She doesn’t shout, scream or run away but just says ‘no’ as politely as she can manage through her tears. Her school is firm, that she must be left and they will manage her, one or two friends wonder if I should be firmer with her and make her go, and others say I am making a rod for my own back by giving in to her. I take her by the hand and we walk home, we will try again tomorrow I think. She eventually stops crying and settles at home. I wonder how long it will be before the inevitable phone call will come, questioning why she isn’t there, reminding me of the law and the consequences of her not attending. Despite the imminent threat of Education Welfare, fines and prosecution I know deep down that I am doing the right thing for her. Forcing her to go into the school, risking her being restrained whilst I leave may have ever -lasting consequences. There must be another way. Two years later, multiple attempts at reintegration to school, an EHCP and OT support, she still won’t go into the building. A visit to the high court and a tribunal hearing results in a bespoke educational package. I am really pleased, at last she will be able to catch up. A few months later, we have a tutor that she has built a relationship with, and an assessment for Autism booked. We were at the assessment all day and at the end, the expected outcome â€


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