Always learning - to achieve and succeed

More about our school

Always learning - to achieve and succeed

More about our school
Notices
30th June 2025
Inset Day 30th June 2025

School will be closed for staff training

Our School

Columbia Grange is a co-educational school for children with severe learning difficulties and/or autism between the ages of five to eleven years. The school opened in September 2003 and is a purpose built provision with additional facilities for those pupils with autism.

The school benefits from assessment facilities in our nursery, various therapy rooms, indoor/outdoor adventure playground, information technology room, Sensory room, Ball pool, library, food technology room, sound and light studio and a parent’s room. The school has extensive outdoor facilities including a multi-purpose play area, pupil’s garden, nature trail and a discovery park.

Why choose Columbia Grange?
OLT Columbia Grange Class Drawing Instruments 20 Web

Headteacher's Welcome

Hello, please accept my very warm welcome to Columbia Grange School.

I hope you find all the information you need on our website. Don't hesitate to get in touch by telephone or email- the contacts are available on this site. We also offer tours on a fairly regular basis, details can be provided by our office staff.

Our vibrant and welcoming school community is built on trust and relationships, where staff are incredibly committed to securing the best outcomes for our pupils- your children, the most valuable people in your lives.

We want to work towards securing those outcomes with our pupils being safe, happy and engaged. Every child who attends Columbia Grange School is known and understood. They are encouraged, supported and challenged to achieve their very best.

The work with our pupils both in and out of the classroom is underpinned by SCERTS- Social Communication; Emotional Regulation and Transactional Support. This is an exacting and involved process that is of great benefit to our pupils. We want you to know that we have an eye for detail and that we share regular updates with families on progress, on recent work and on fun activities through ClassDojo. 

We want our pupils to be happy and thrive on all achievements, individually and collectively, as well as being equipped to handle the ups and downs that life presents. We want to increasingly take valuable footsteps within our community with our pupils as we prepare them for the world after Columbia Grange to develop their abilities to contribute to our diverse society. 

John Lines

Headteacher Web

We’re part of Oak Learning Trust

About our trust

Oak Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust based in the North East of England. We currently have three schools in our Trust and have supported a number of schools in their school improvement journey.

Our vision at Oak Learning Trust is to support our schools to provide outstanding education for children every day, to develop our staff to be the best that they can be and to create a positive and supportive learning environment where everyone can thrive and enjoy learning.

Our Trust Head Office is based at George Washington Primary School, Well Bank Road, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 1NL. Telephone Number: 0191 490 6453

Our trust’s vision

The Trust Board and Senior Leadership Team at Oak Learning Trust are passionate about ensuring that all children in schools within the Trust receive the best possible education to allow them to reach their full potential in all areas of their lives.

Because of this we ensure that all of our schools focus not only on excellent academic achievement for all but that we provide an exciting and enriched curriculum. This will include visits to and working with theatres, museums and galleries, with opportunities for performance and drama, excellent music tuition and successful sports engagement within the curriculum and through out of school clubs.

Visit the Oak Learning Trust website

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