Built under the Manchester Building Schools for the Future Wave 4 Programme, Grange School is a new-build school for children aged 4-19 years old with Autism Spectrum Disorder. These state-of-the-art new facilities have enabled Grange School to expand their provision, increasing capacity from 80 to 150 pupils.
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BCSE Excellence in Design for Teaching and Learning
The new school building has also enabled the school to provide much needed residential care and short break provision for up to 20 children. Additionally, the inclusion of conference, training and specialist therapy facilities now allows the school to provide support to children with ASD across Manchester.
The design incorporates a number of features to create a supportive, comfortable and nurturing environment for pupils with ASD, such as clear zoning of areas with obvious pointers to identify which activities take place in particular spaces, calming colour schemes, non-reflective surfaces and good acoustic control.
