Weatherfield Academy (formerly Weatherfield School) is a mixed

special school Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual d ...

located in

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, England. The school accepts pupils from all over the

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area. The school is for pupils whose

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

al needs are categorised as Moderate Learning Difficulties. The school educates children aged 7 – 19 Facilities at Weatherfield include a school farm, IT suites, CDT department, Food economics department, and a science laboratory. In February 2011,

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submitted proposals to merge Weatherfield with Glenwood School and Hillcrest School over the three sites in Dunstable and

Houghton Regis Houghton Regis is a market town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell. Houghton Regis, together with its contiguous neighbours of Dunsta ...

. However, after consultation with pupils, staff and parents, Weatherfield was not included in the merger, and was converted to academy status instead. Glenwood School and Hillcrest School merged to form The Chiltern School in 2012.

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External links

Weatherfield Academy homepage
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