About the Gallery Trust
The Gallery Trust is a community of specialist schools dedicated to providing an outstanding education where every child is valued, understood, and supported to achieve their full potential.
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Our Vision & Values
The vision of the Trust is to provide outstanding education through:
- Commitment to special education: striving to provide the best specialist learning experience for all students, allowing them to reach their potential.
- Opportunities for all to learn: ensuring that students and staff have access to learning pathways which enhance their lives.
- Genuine respect and values: creating relationships which promote trust, confidence, and respect within environments which are safe and secure.
Our Strategic Aims
Our strategic aims are to provide:
- Places where innovation drives learning: our schools have a clear purpose; they educate the whole child and prepare them for adulthood. Everything from our curriculum offer to our pastoral care is meaningful and driven by the needs of learners.
- Places where relationships drive engagement and achievement: our schools are built around exceptional relationships. We provide excellent experiences and specialist working environments.
- Places which provide exceptional knowledge and support: our schools are supported by a skilled central team providing high-quality school improvement and support services.
- Places which inspire and influence: we are committed to collaborating with local and national partners to ensure children with SEND receive the opportunities they deserve.
Our Schools
Each Gallery Trust school is rooted in its local community while benefiting from Trust-wide collaboration.
Primary Special School (Ages 5–11)
- Northern House Academy (Oxford): Provision for pupils with SEMH and Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
All-through Special Schools (Ages 2–19)
- Bardwell School (Bicester): Provision for pupils with PMLD, SLD, and Cognition and Learning needs.
- Mabel Prichard School (Oxford): Provision for pupils with PMLD, SLD, and Cognition and Learning needs.
- Springfield School (Witney): Provision for pupils with PMLD, SLD, and Cognition and Learning needs.
Primary to Secondary Special School (Ages 7–18)
- Bloxham Grove Academy (Bloxham): Provision for pupils with Cognition and Learning needs and associated SEMH and ASC.
Secondary Special Schools (Ages 10–18)
- Iffley Academy (Oxford): Provision for pupils with Cognition and Learning needs and associated SEMH and ASC.
- Orion Academy (Oxford): Provision for pupils with SEMH and ASC.
New Provision
- Artemis Academy: A new therapeutic special free school for students with SEMH and ASC, currently in pre-opening.
Our Pupils & Provision
The Trust makes provision for children and young people across the full range of Special Educational Needs:
- Pupils range from Early Years to post-16.
- All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
- Needs include Autism (ASD), Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD).
Our curriculum is structured through a Universal, Enhanced, and Bespoke Offer, ensuring every pupil receives the right level of support while maintaining ambition and aspiration.
Our Staff
Our success is built on the commitment, expertise, and care of our staff. The Gallery Trust employs over 450 colleagues, including:
- Teachers and specialist support staff
- Therapists and pastoral professionals
- Central services teams (Finance, HR, IT, and Operations)
We invest heavily in professional development, wellbeing, and leadership, recognising that thriving staff create thriving schools.
Outreach & Wider Services
Outreach
Our Trust Outreach Service works with schools beyond the Trust, sharing specialist SEND expertise across Oxfordshire to strengthen inclusive practice.
Short Breaks
We provide Short Breaks provision supporting children and their families, offering safe, enriching opportunities outside the school day and during holidays.
Training and Professional Development
The Gallery Trust is a centre of excellence for SEND training, offering:
- Initial Teacher Training (ITT): including a national SEND route.
- Early Career Teacher (ECT) support.
- NPQ programmes, including NPQSENCO.
Planning for the Future
As we move into our next phase, The Gallery Trust remains focused on:
- Strengthening leadership and governance.
- Embedding inclusive, evidence-informed practice.
- Expanding high-quality specialist provision to meet increasing demand.