Maple Hayes is a specialist school for children of at least average intelligence who have dyslexia or are underachieving in literacy. The school is set in beautiful parkland close to the historic city of Lichfield and is one of the select few that are Approved and Inspected by the Department for Education for this special need, having a world-wide reputation for its research and teaching methods.
Whilst the age range of the school is 7-17 years, places are rarely available for children over 13 years because of the demands of the GCSE; there is a range of nine subjects available and most pupils go on to further education, some to degree courses. Teaching groups are small, the pupil-teacher ratio being 10:1, and the children's education is under the supervision of a Chartered Psychologist who is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. There is a wide range of extra-curricular activities including riding, judo and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Admission is by a psychologist's report and interview. An assessment service by the school's psychologist is available if required. Children are placed by local education authorities or privately, quite a number coming from abroad. There is a bursary scheme and also a number of scholarships for dyslexic children of very high intelligence.
The School has been inspected by OFSTED who reported that Maple Hayes gives 'value for money' and that its examination results are 'among the best'.
