(UK) Wandsworth: Special school for 64 opens; part of $54M SPED investment
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Nov 6, 2025, Wandsworth.gov: New special educational needs school opens its doors
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The brand-new purpose-built Paddock Secondary and Sixth Form School in Tooting celebrated its grand opening today, providing 64 additional local places for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wandsworth.
Following the successful handover of the building in July, Paddock School has relocated from Priory Lane in Roehampton to the new site on Broadwater Road and welcomed students at the start of the 2025/26 academic year.
Today’s ceremony, which brought together pupils, school staff, councillors, and community partners, marks the completion of a landmark project to expand specialist education provision for children and young people with SEND in Wandsworth.
Wandsworth Council has invested £41 million [$54M] in expanding SEND provision in the borough, creating over 271 places since 2021. This investment is part of the Council’s ongoing commitment to ensuring every child in Wandsworth can access high-quality education close to home.
Alongside Paddock School’s expansion, new specialist resource bases have been created in mainstream schools, and existing SEND settings have been upgraded, helping to build a more inclusive borough where children with additional needs can succeed. . . .
The expansion of Paddock School is a central part of Wandsworth’s SEND Strategy, which focuses on early intervention, inclusion, and strong partnerships with families to ensure every child receives the right support at the right time.
The new facility will allow the school to offer more local placements and reduce the need for families to travel outside the borough for specialist education. . . .
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