Nunnykirk Hall School is a non-maintained residential special school catering for boys and girls aged 9-16 years with specific learning disabilities e.g dyslexia.
As well as offering intensive remedial help from specially qualified and experienced staff the school provides a broad general curriculum which meets the requirements of the National Curriculum. There is a good playing field for rugby, hockey, soccer, athletics and other sports as well as an all weather tennis court/basketball court, and a wide variety of extra curricular activities. Older pupils can do sailing, canoeing and camping as part of their Duke of Edinburgh. Classes are small and individual help is always available if required. Extensive use of computers both in remediation and word-processing. Where possible, pupils are returned to mainstream education but those who stay on to 16 follow examination courses in up to nine subjects to GCSE. Most leavers go on to further study at Colleges of Further Education.
On the social side, emphasis is placed on rebuilding self confidence and improving social adjustment where required. There is a very low staff turnover.
Private, local authority and SCEA placements are accepted and pupils come from the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland as well as a few from abroad. The school is approved as a special school by the D.F.E and is a registered charity. It is also approved by CReSTeD as a Category A school offering a detailed, structured curriculum incorporating a 'whole school' approach.
The school was founded in 1977 by the former Headmaster and his wife.
