September 2024 Application window has closed
You can apply for a place at Great Oaks College for a September 2025 start here
On completion of you application, it is essential that you upload the below documents
Applications are assessed internally to establish whether we can meet the needs of the young person.
Invitations are sent out to attend our assessment day. This day takes place once a year, at the start of the spring term.
Once the assessment process is complete, an offer of a place may be made to the applicant’s local education authority, with the assessed level of funding required. Funding decisions will be made by local authorities. Places at Great Oaks College will be confirmed by local authority.
Great Oaks College aims to provide education for students that have severe and complex learning needs and for students whose needs could not be met within a specialist provision at a mainstream college. Applicants should not already hold a qualification at Entry Level 2 in English or Maths when they apply to the Life and Living Pathway or Vocational Options Course, nor should they have completed the accreditation offered within their chosen course. Applicants should not already hold a qualification at Entry Level 3 in English or Maths when they apply to the Vocational Training course. There are occasions on which we are unable to offer a place to a student if our assessment suggests that their behavior may pose a significant risk to the safety of other students in the college.
Please note Great Oaks College does not arrange transport to College. Applications for transport will need to be made separately. We encourage students on the Vocational Pathway to become independent travellers.
