Chelfham Senior School

Admissions criteria

• Young people aged 7 to 16 years (Bere Alston site)
• Young people aged 15 to 19 years (Kilworthy House site)
• Statemented as having autism with emotional and behavioural difficulties, often with other syndromes
• Poor perception of the cause and effect in their behaviour
• Acknowledges school as relevant but cannot cope
• Poor peer relationships
• Difficulties often existing prior to secondary transfer 
• Poor self-image (unrealistic)
• Vulnerable - unable to deal with vulnerability with an appropriate response
• Attention seeking
• Difficulty in coping with change
• Often egocentric
• Not suitable for students with defiant behaviour and/or criminal and delinquent tendencies
• Socially under-skilled - in need of independent living skills training (Kilworthy House site)
• Agreement to follow daily programme (Kilworthy House site)