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The Mendip School
Edmund Rack Road, Prestleigh, BA4 4FZ
Free schools special for ages 4–19 in Prestleigh. Mixed intake.
The Mendip School is a mixed special free school in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, for ages 4 to 19. It has a sixth form and provides for autistic spectrum disorder and speech, language and communication needs.
The school says it is for pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism and speech and language communication needs. It describes small-group teaching, work with other professionals, preparation for adulthood, and an ethos of respect, trust, enjoying life and learning. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection (2018), now an older rating.
Ages 4–19 · All-through
142 pupils · On roll
Free schools special · Mixed