Our schools and colleges

Ambitious College is a specialist day college for autistic young people aged 16 to 25. The college has two campuses based within the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London and West Thames College.
Address | Pears Campus at CONEL, Clyde Road, South Tottenham, London, N15 4FY Pears Campus at West Thames College, London Road, Isleworth TW7 4HS |
Telephone | Pears Campus at CONEL: 020 3870 8775 Pears Campus at West Thames College: 020 3873 2201 |
Website | www.ambitiouscollege.org.uk |
Age range | 16-25 |
Diagnosis | Autism and learning disabilities |
Ofsted | 2023 Good with Outstanding feature for B and A |
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Our new autism-specific school will teach up to 90 pupils aged 4-19 in a new purpose-built school in Chessington, Kingston.
We have opened for our first cohort of 36 young people on a temporary site in Norbiton.
Address | 15 Coombe Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Telephone | 020 8099 0644 |
Website | www.springschool.org.uk |
Age range | 4-19 |
Diagnosis | Autism |
Ofsted | May 2023 - preopening Ofsted First inspection three years after opening |
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St. John’s College is a specialist college based in Brighton supporting young people aged 16-25. The college became part of Ambitious about Autism in 2023.
Address | Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0AF |
Telephone | 01273 244000 |
Website | www.st-johns.co.uk |
Age range | 16-25 |
Diagnosis | Autism and learning disabilities |
Ofsted | Good |
CQC for residential |
Varies across homes |
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The Rise School is a thriving special school based in Feltham, West London educating autistic pupils aged four to 18.
The Rise Sixth Form is based at West Thames College in Isleworth and supports autistic young people aged 16 to 19.
Address | The Rise School, Browells Lane, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 7EF The Rise Sixth Form, Sir Joseph Banks Building, West Thames College, London Road, Isleworth TW7 4HS |
Telephone | The Rise School: 0208 099 0640 The Rise Sixth Form: 020 3873 2202 |
Website | www.theriseschool.com |
Age range | 4-19 |
Diagnosis | Autism |
Ofsted | Good |
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TreeHouse School is a non-maintained special school based in the heart of a thriving community in north London. It educates autistic pupils aged three to 19 from across London and the Home Counties. TreeHouse School is rated Outstanding following its latest Ofsted inspection.
Address | Pears National Centre for Autism, Woodside Avenue, London, N10 3JA |
Telephone | 020 8815 5424 |
Website | www.treehouseschool.org.uk |
Age range | 3-19 |
Diagnosis | Autism and learning disabilities |
Ofsted | Outstanding |
Following our subcontracting policy, several of our settings have subcontracting arrangements with an approved list of suppliers which can be found below.
AaA(ST) setting | Subcontractor |
The Rise Free School (Sixth Form) | West Thames College. London Road, Isleworth TW7 4HS |
Ambitious College | West Thames College. London Road, Isleworth TW7 4HS |