About us

Welcome to Greenbank

Greenbank School is a co-educational secondary school with a residential facility.

Greenbank is registered with the Department of Education as a school for pupils with Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties. Throughout the last decade we have provided for secondary age pupils with Social / Communication and Complex Learning Difficulties, including Autistic Spectrum Conditions. Greenbank is situated on a large educational campus in Hartford on the outskirts of Northwich, Cheshire.

Greenbank shares the campus with 2 secondary schools, 2 primary schools, a special school, a Children’s Centre and Mid Cheshire College.

Greenbank has 106 pupils and students aged 11-18 years; all of whom have a Statement of Special Educational Need.

Pupils are referred to the school by the Local Authority SEN Assessment and Monitoring Team – Cheshire West and Chester Council [CWAC], who aim to ensure that :

• Statutory Assessments under the 1996 and 2001 Education Acts are carried out within timescales laid out by the Department of Education, Code of Practice.
• The contact address is – SEN Assessment, Monitoring and Support Team, Council Offices, 2nd Floor, Civic Way, Ellesmere Port. CH65 OBE. Tel : 0151 337 6432
• The Local Authority makes a referral to Greenbank, this is based on an assessment of each pupil’s special educational needs and takes into consideration the views of the pupil and parents
• When everyone is in agreement that Greenbank is the right choice of school for the child, a placement will be confirmed by the Local Authority.
• Greenbank will begin to put in place a school transition plan, with visits to the child’s current school and we will also invite the child and parents to visit Greenbank.
• In July each year, we have an Open Evening for new pupils and parents.

if parents wish to request a paper copy of the website then we will make it available- please contact admin@greenbank.cheshire.sch.uk