ABOUT THE SCHOOL

Foxwood is an all age (3-19) area special school located in the district of Broxtowe. The school was originally opened in 1977 as an open plan special school for students with moderate learning difficulties aged 5-16. There were originally 73 students on the school roll with a team of twelve staff.

As a Foundation School we retain a degree of autonomy from Local Authority control with the premises owned by the School's Board of Governors. This autonomy which was first recognised when the school opted out of Local Authority control and was re-designated as a 'grant maintained' school back in 1996. This autonomy led to the school opening the Post 16 facility in 1998 in response to growing demands from parents for education to bridge the gap between school and college.

In 2004 the school was one of the first special schools in the Country to achieve Specialist Status for it's work in Technology. Following the very successful OfSTED inspection of 2007 the school was invited to submit plans for a second specialism in Applied Learning and was awarded 'High Performing Status' in recognition of the excellent outcomes for students at the end of their statutory education.

Today the school is meeting the needs of a diverse range of students from four different local authorities including the City of Nottingham, Derby County and City Authorities and Lincolnshire Local Authority. At the start of the academic year 2010 there were 103 students on roll and over 40 staff employed directly by the school.

Our future direction includes opening a retail outlet in Beeston marketplace, exploring the possibility of extending our provision beyond 19 into adult services and also in developing closer relationships with local employers, watch this space.....