} Pond Meadow School is a small

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with academy status located in

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, England for pupils aged 2 – 19.

History

The school was officially opened by

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, in 2009. It replaced the Bishop Reindorp School, built in the 1960s. In 2015, a minibus used by the school caught fire with eight children onboard. Three of the children were

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users and were unable to leave the bus independently. They were rescued by the driver and some passers-by. Nobody was harmed in the incident.

References

Special schools in Surrey Academies in Surrey Educational institutions established in 1980 1980 establishments in England The first Special school in Guildford Surrey {{Surrey-school-stub