We deliver holistic educational and residential* services from our campus in Cheadle Hulme. We also deliver expert education and support beyond our school and college to individuals, organisations and families from across the country.

Students we welcome to Seashell need to meet our primary admissions criteria and at least one of our secondary criteria.

Our primary admissions criteria for all new students are:

Severe to profound learning disability and complex needs (SLD / PMLD).

Our secondary criteria apply to complex needs relating to at least one of the following:

• Sensory impairment
• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and accompanying sensory and behavioural challenges
• Complex physical health needs, including requirement for gastrostomy and tracheostomy*

We specialise in:

• Deafblindness (MSI)
• Severe or profound hearing loss
• Severe or profound vision loss
• Autism and severe to profound learning disabilities

We provide assessment and education for CHARGE and Deafblind (MSI) children and young adults. We give specialist training to the staff teams who support them.

*Students with complex physical health needs (including gastrostomy and tracheostomy) can only be supported at Seashell during school and college hours. Our residential places are not registered to provide nursing support and we cannot offer residential placements to children and young adults with non-delegatable health needs.

Address Royal School Manchester, Seashell, Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, SK8 6RQ

Telephone 0161 610 0100

Email info@seashelltrust.org.uk

Contact Emma Houldcroft (Headteacher)

2025-26

Autumn Term School Opens: Wed 3rd September 2025

Autumn Term School Closes:  Friday 24th October 2025

Autumn Term School Opens: Tuesday 4th November 2025

Autumn Term School Closes: Friday 19th December 2025

Spring Term School Opens: Monday 5th January 2026

Spring Term School Closes: Friday 13th February 2026

Spring Term School Opens: Tuesday 24th February 2026

Spring Term School Closes: Friday 27th March 2026

Summer Term School Opens: Monday 13th April 2026

Bank Holiday (students not in): Monday 4th May 2026

Summer Term School Closes: Friday 22nd May 2026

Summer Term School Opens: Monday 8th June 2026

Summer Term School Closes: Friday 24th July 2026

2026-27

Autumn Term School Opens: Thursday 3rd September 2026

Autumn Term School Closes:  Friday 23rd October 2026

Autumn Term School Opens: Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Autumn Term School Closes: Friday 18th December 2026

Spring Term School Opens: Monday 4th January 2027

Spring Term School Closes: Friday 12th February 2027

Spring Term School Opens: Tuesday 23rd February 2027

Spring Term School Closes: Thursday 25th March 2027

Summer Term School Opens: Monday 12th April 2027

Bank Holiday (students not in): Monday 3rd May 2027

Summer Term School Closes: Friday 28th May 2027

Summer Term School Opens: Monday 14th June 2027

Summer Term School Closes: Friday 28th July 2027

Inspection Date, 15 and 16 November 2022

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This ensures that the student’s strengths and needs are the basis of their individual curriculum. To provide a holistic view of the student, a collection of assessment tools are used throughout the year and at specific times throughout the year / key stage.

The procedure also provides a process to resolve formal complaints nearest their point of origin and prevent potential formal complaints escalating.

Our Easier Read policy explains the background, law, and our intentions together with our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We reach this objective by providing high quality, coordinated and seamless specialist education, therapy and care with a fully embedded positive behaviour support plan.

It also informs parents and carers, who will look at both the RSE curriculum content and the values the school is promoting, and informs professionals involved in the education, health and care of students of the aims, objectives and values the school’s RSE curriculum promotes.

Concerned about someone who uses our services?  Contact a member of our Safeguarding Team immediately.