About Us
I am delighted to welcome you to The Peak Academy. The Peak Academy is situated in Dursley, Gloucestershire, and draws pupils from a range of backgrounds, both urban and rural, across Gloucestershire and also neighbouring LEA's.
The Academy is a special school for young people all of whom have an EHCP primarily identifying social, emotional and Mental Health needs, including a range of secondary needs such as; moderate learning communication and interaction and attachment and trauma. The Academy currently admits up to 100 pupils between the ages of 11 and 16.
Underpinning this vision is our commitment to the inclusion of young people with differing needs and disabilities in our society. This begins by offering an outstanding education and is supported by our commitment to lifelong learning.
It also addresses negative attitudes; lack of services, or ready access to them; and other harmful social, economic, and cultural barriers.
The staff provide a highly effective and individual package of education, care, and pastoral support to young people who may only have negative experiences of school. A positive environment supported by high levels of staffing ensures that each pupil has the opportunity to make progress and achieve their full potential.
The Peak Academy is committed to a strong partnership between home and school in order for pupils to achieve high standards in all areas of the curriculum.
Our success will be judged by excellence in progress, standards of behaviour, sporting and creative achievement, and the politeness, self-discipline, and compassion of our students. It is important to us that students enjoy learning and feel safe and happy at school, and that we enable them to develop the confidence, independence, and self-awareness required for their future success and wellbeing. Our successes are celebrated daily
The Peak Academy, will provide a safe and nurturing environment. Increasingly, through developing knowledge of diagnoses and of individualised pupil needs Peak will drive aspirational achievement through differentiated approaches based on those needs.
To support this, we have a strong pastoral team comprising mentors, counsellors, pastoral managers, intervention support, and experienced school staff who forge excellent relationships with other professionals and multi-agency teams.
"I am immensely proud to be leading the Peak Academy through a period of rapid improvement designed to ensure that every member of our school community has the opportunity to achieve success and thrive as they enter adulthood. I value the importance of working collaboratively with families and external support to ensure that every child's personal journey will be successful.'
Mr D Readman-Headteacher