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"The sense of mutual respect is a strength throughout the students’ waking day." - Ofsted 2024

“Staff at the school are ambitious for each pupil, refusing to place barriers on what they can achieve.” - Ofsted 2024

"Students thrive and take great pride in learning new skills that keep them safe and promote their independence." - Ofsted 2024

"From typically low starting points, pupils go on to achieve an impressive range of academic qualifications." - Ofsted 2024

St Catherine's

We're unique in so many ways, and we hope you’ll use this website to start to understand just how we may be able to support your child.

St Catherine’s is the only day and residential education and therapy provider in the UK that specialises in working with young people with speech, language and communications needs aged 9 to 25. 

We understand these young people, the challenges and struggles they have often faced. 

We understand their parents and families too – parents who have fought tooth and nail to find the right support for their child. 

All in all, we aim to support your child, whether they are in class or in extracurricular activities, just as you would wish to yourself. 

Here’s just a few of the highlights … 

  • St Catherine’s supports young people from age 9 to 25, via our School (9-16), College (16-19) and Post 19 provision (19-25). 
  • We provide an integrated programme of support for each student combining speech and language therapy and occupational therapy.
  • Whilst academic programmes are important, our core values are all about building Resilience; Courage; Respect and Ambition in our students, delivered via our highly personalised learning programmes. 
  • Our ‘close to town’, coastal location provides us with an extraordinarily rich learning environment, which we use as our ‘second classroom’. Trips into town to try out public transport; surf school; forest school and so forth.

Take a look below at how this works in practice across each of our three core programmes.

“St Catherine's have been nothing short of miracle workers, with their innate, highly skilled understanding of neurodiversity and speech and language issues, they have created a setting where our child is allowed to be himself ... if this is what has been accomplished in two and half terms, we are so excited by what is now possible for him in his future with the school and beyond into adulthood.” Parent

Unique

Accommodation

Accommodation

Intensive levels of Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Intensive levels of Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Sign-Supported English

Sign-Supported English

Life Skills Programme

Life Skills Programme

Dedicated Sixth Form Site

Dedicated Sixth Form Site

Escorted Ferry Travel

Escorted Ferry Travel

Extra Curricular (Residential Students)

Extra Curricular (Residential Students)

Post-19 Provision

Post-19 Provision

Seaside Setting

Seaside Setting

Small Friendly Community

Small Friendly Community

Upcoming Events

  • 19Oct

    October Half Term

  • 20Oct

    The AJ Bell Great South Run

  • 19Nov

    Residential Open Day