Hydesville Tower School
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Hydesville Tower School is a profit-making
coeducational Independent school
located in Walsall
in the West Midlands
, England
. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita
Group, and is the only coeducational independent school in Walsall
to offer secondary education. The school has been established for over 50 years.
Hydesville is located on one of the main roads leading out of Walsall
behind a row of terraced houses, backing on to the Walsall Arboretum
. Whilst the Nursery, Infant, Junior and Senior departments are all located on the same site, they all are individually staffed and homed in their own separate buildings.
Most children attending Hydesville Tower School start at Nursery
level, (age 3), though students are accepted in subsequent years, subject to places becoming available.availability of places. The school is an ‘Outpost’ of the Dyslexia Institute in Sutton Coldfield
, and a small number of pupils with minor difficulties work in the main stream classes, but attend some alternative classes taught by specialist teachers. The school awards a number of Scholarships and various bursaries to gifted children in the area.
For-Profit School
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coeducational Independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
located in Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita
Cognita
Cognita is a private company which owns and operates independent schools throughout the United Kingdom. In addition, Cognita operates a number of international schools in Singapore, Spain, Thailand and Vietnam...
Group, and is the only coeducational independent school in Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
to offer secondary education. The school has been established for over 50 years.
Hydesville is located on one of the main roads leading out of Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
behind a row of terraced houses, backing on to the Walsall Arboretum
Walsall Arboretum
Walsall Arboretum is a Victorian public park located very close to Walsall town centre in the West Midlands. Part of the park and surrounding housing are covered by the Arboretum conservation area.-17th-19th centuries:...
. Whilst the Nursery, Infant, Junior and Senior departments are all located on the same site, they all are individually staffed and homed in their own separate buildings.
Most children attending Hydesville Tower School start at Nursery
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
level, (age 3), though students are accepted in subsequent years, subject to places becoming available.availability of places. The school is an ‘Outpost’ of the Dyslexia Institute in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, and a small number of pupils with minor difficulties work in the main stream classes, but attend some alternative classes taught by specialist teachers. The school awards a number of Scholarships and various bursaries to gifted children in the area.