(UK) Travistock: Autism school to open next month
- Aug 11, 2025
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Aug 11, 2025, Travistock Times Gazette: New school for children with special needs in Tavistock
SW England
A SPECIAL school for children with autism spectrum condition is on course to open next month in Tavistock.
The refurbishment of what was Alexander Centre on Plymouth Road is nearing completion.
Castlebridge is a brand-new special school which is being opened over two sites in Tavistock and Ivybridge.
The Tavistock site is owned by Devon County Council, which is undergoing the refurbishment, while the school in Ivybridge is being built by the Department for Education.
Castlebridge School will cater for children aged seven to 16 years old, Years 3 to 11 in school.
The Tavistock site will open first, while the main site in Ivybridge is due to open in 2027.
The school will have capacity for 150 pupils in total, with the Tavistock facility – the smaller of the two – able to take up to 30 pupils.
These will be children unable to access mainstream schools because of physical, medical or sensory needs or difficulties with communication, anxiety, attachment, relationships and behaviour.
The new school will be run by The Special Partnership Trust, which already runs several special schools in Devon and Cornwall. . . .
Councillor Denise Bickley, Cabinet member with responsibility for services that support children with special educational needs and disabilities, said: “I’m delighted that the refurbishment work is nearing completion in Tavistock, and we’re really looking forward to welcoming the first of our pupils next month. . . .
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