Owlswick home and school (above) and part of the three-acre grounds (below)

The main purpose of this web site is to provide information if you are considering placing a child in a residential home and school; or if you know others who may benefit from knowing about Owlswick.

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Owlswick is a Residential Care Home and Special School, offering 52 or 38 week placements for children aged 10 to 17. We have places open now for boys in years 6 to 8.

We offer a specialist holistic approach to provide for:

• Emotional, Behavioural and Social Difficulties (EBSD).
• Learning Difficulties: MLD / SpLD
• Mild developmental disorders: ASD / ADHD / OCD
• Attachment disorders
• Dysfunctional family backgrounds

Introducing Owlswick

Owlswick Residential Child Care Home and Special School is situated in a large country house set in three acres of grounds, near Lewes in East Sussex and nine miles from the city of Brighton. It is 1hr 10mins by train from London Victoria.

Provision

Established in 1981 as a residential care home for children and special school, Owlswick has been providing specialist care and education for children with a varying range of difficulties who need consistent care and learning support to make progress and prepare for re-integration.

Children placed at Owlswick have different combinations of difficulties that, in varying degrees, tend to impact heavily on their social and educational development. All children have Special Educational Needs (SEN) and are often the subject of a care order.

Owlswick has a holistic approach in providing a care home for children with its own independent special school; so that in all aspects of life each child receives every possible encouragement to reach their full potential; and to re-integrate as soon as possible within their local community.

Owlswick’s care home for children and independent special school offers a full range of services at a competitive price.

Reputation

The School has recently received an excellent Ofsted Report and the Home is regularly inspected to ensure that the highest possible standards are maintained in all aspects of Care and Home provision.