Mill Water School

We've been thoroughly impressed with the support and care that Mill Water School has provided for our child. The therapists and teachers work closely together to create personalized learning plans, and the sensory rooms and outdoor spaces are perfect for our child's needs. We feel like we're part of a community, and the PTFA events are a great way to get involved. We can't recommend this school enough!

I have worked with numerous children from this school in my current job role, but do not work for the school directly. It has had numerous issues maintaining good and consistent staff, and as such numerous concerning behaviours have been repeatedly ignored by leadership. Over the years I have watched their standards decline further and further, and as a result a lot of the children have either stagnated or reversed progress previously made.

A lot of the paperwork around these children is sub-par, and shows a critical lack of understanding of said children, as well as the poor standards of a lot of the teaching staff.

Whilst several individual staff members are brilliant at what they do, a lack of support and the numerous other failings listed above show a clear problem with the leadership of the school. This is compounded with an IT system that is run like something from twenty years ago, with insecure devices and poor/non-existent monitoring of said devices.

I would advise parents to avoid it with the current issues, however I am sadly aware of the reality that there often aren’t other options due to limited spaces within specialist schools in Devon, a fact that makes the lack of effective leadership and competent administrators all the more insidious.

We've had a fantastic experience at Mill Water School, and our child has thrived in the supportive and nurturing environment. The staff are always available to answer our questions, and the school's focus on sensory learning has been a game-changer for our child's progress. We feel so lucky to have found this school!

Our child has made some great progress at Mill Water School, and we're grateful for the support of the staff. However, we do have some concerns about the consistency of the teaching assistant support, and the lack of transparency around some of the school's policies. Overall, it's a lovely school with a caring atmosphere, but we feel that it needs to work on a few areas to reach its full potential.

We were delighted with the care and support that Mill Water School provided for our child during their time there. The school's commitment to individualized learning plans and the work of the therapists and teachers was outstanding. We're grateful for the progress our child made and the memories we created as a family. We highly recommend this school to anyone looking for a supportive and inclusive community.