Dawn House School

Helmsley Road, Rainworth, NG21 0DQ

Non-maintained special school for ages 5–19 in Rainworth. Mixed intake.

Dawn House School is a mixed non-maintained special school near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, for pupils aged 5 to 19. It has boarding provision, special classes, a sixth form and SEN provision for speech, language and communication needs. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding at its last full inspection in 2014.

The school describes communication as central to its work and says it integrates education with in-house therapy in a specialist environment, with a personalised curriculum preparing pupils for life beyond school.

Ages 5–19 · All-through

103 pupils · On roll

Non-maintained special school · Mixed

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