Local Authorities Looking For a School Place

Watermelon Community School welcomes referrals from Local Authorities and directly from parents and carers, as well as referrals for pupils with placements in Watermelon Children’s Homes and with Watermelon Foster Carers.

Before a student starts their placement at our school, we aim to gather as much information as we can about them to ensure that we support them in the right way. This includes their most recent EHCP or PEP where present, school reports, EP Assessments and anything else that might help us to understand the child.

We also request end of KS2 results so we can build an accurate picture of a pupil’s individual needs and set suitably challenging targets. We seek input from all appropriate parties including parents and carers, previous schools and all other professionals in the child’s network.