Pond Meadow School
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Pond Meadow School | |
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Larch Avenue , , GU1 1DR England | |
Coordinates | 51°15′20″N 0°34′44″W / 51.2556°N 0.5788°W |
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Type | Special school; Academy |
Established | c. 1980 |
Local authority | Surrey |
Department for Education URN | 141533 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Alex Page |
Head teacher | Emily Hayward |
Staff | 31 teaching, 118 support |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 2 to 19 |
Enrolment | 149 [1] |
Colour(s) | Purple and green |
Website | www |
Pond Meadow School is a small special school with academy status located in Guildford, Surrey, England for pupils aged 2 – 19.
History
[edit]The school was officially opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 2009. It replaced the Bishop Reindorp School, built in the 1960s.[2]
In 2015, a minibus used by the school caught fire with eight children onboard.[3] Three of the children were wheelchair users and were unable to leave the bus independently. They were rescued by the driver and some passers-by. Nobody was harmed in the incident.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pond Meadow School, Surrey". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Royal seal of approval for school". 28 June 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (12 December 2015). ""Thank-you - you are our heroes!" say Pond Meadow pupils". Surrey Live. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Richards, Stuart (27 November 2015). "'Smoke soon turned into fire': Passer-by recounts minibus blaze". Surrey Live. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
The first Special school in Guildford Surrey