Admissions

Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is a specialist multi-academy trust with seven academies and a sixth form.  We support over 850 children and young people with a range of special needs.

The academies are:

  • Abbey Hill Academy, a special school for young people with a range of learning needs, autism and complex needs and Abbey Hill Academy Sixth Form, a special sixth form catering for post 16 students with a range of learning needs, autism and complex needs. Planned places total 357.
  • Archway Academy, a pupil referral unit which caters for young people aged 11-16 who have been or are at risk of permanent exclusion from Redcar and Cleveland mainstream schools.  The primary needs of pupils at Archway Academy are social, emotional and mental health.  Planned places total 74.
  • Green Gates Academy, a primary school for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD), including some diagnosed conditions such as ASD and ADHD.  The planned number of places is 50.
  • Westlands Academy, a secondary school for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD), including some diagnosed conditions such as ASD and ADHD.  The planned number of places is 85.
  • Hollis Academy, a secondary school for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD), including some diagnosed conditions such as ASD and ADHD.  The planned number of places is 85.
  • Mo Mowlam Academy, a primary/secondary school for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD), including some diagnosed conditions such as ASD and ADHD.  The planned number of places is 100.
  • The Woodlands Academy, a special school for young people aged between 2-16 years old with a wide range of additional needs, including autism and complex needs.  Planned places is 136.

All admissions of pupils and students admitted to one of our academies will have been at the request of a Local Authority to ensure that admission is appropriate to age, aptitude and ability and is seen as efficient and effective use of resources. 

We can provide parents and carers with information about each of the academies and what we provide but applications have to go through a Local Authority. 

The Trust's Admissions Policy provides further information.

Contact
Westlands Academy
Eltham Crescent
Thornaby
Stockton On Tees
TS17 9RA

Email: westlands@horizonstrust.org.uk
Tel: (01642) 883030

Information

Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is a company limited by guarantee (Company No 08608287) and exempt charity registered in England and Wales.

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