Westdene Primary School

Westdene Primary School is for children who are 4 to 11 years old.

It is a mainstream school which serves the local community and other surrounding areas in the northern outskirts of Brighton.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Specialist services and expertise

• BHISS - Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service, which includes educational psychologists, family support workers, primary mental health workers, specialist SEN teachers and specialist SEN practitioners.
• Drama therapist
• Every Child A Reader (ECAR)
• Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS)
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech and Language

The staff supporting children with SEND have been trained, or are due to be trained, in:

• literacy support including phonics
• dyslexia
• Clicker 6
• communication in print and communication needs
• ASC
• hearing impairments
• medical needs including diabetes, gastronomy tubes, suction and hoisting
• Expanded Core Curriculum which is a set of skills taught to students with visual impairments
• Every Child A Reader,
• First Class at Number
• child protection
• working with others
• Growth Mindset
• Just Right
• bereavement
• secondary transition
• attachment
• restorative justice

Ofsted report

Go to the Ofsted website to view the Westdene Primary School Ofsted report.