Parental enquires

If a parent / carer / professional wishes to enquire whether we may be a suitable school for their child, then please call John Herring on 07512 318 055 for an informal initial discussion. 

Local Authority (SEN Team) enquiries

If a Local Authority (LA) wishes to explore whether we can meet a child’s needs and offer a place, please contact John Herring on 07512 318 055 or via jherring@maypoleschool.co.uk. Formal consultations should be emailed securely to jherring@maypoleschool.co.uk

We will process consultations / applications in the order we receive them from LAs; and we will initially filter them according to whether we will potentially have an appropriate place available in the relevant year group. If there is no prospect of a place, then we will not consider the consultation any further; and we will inform the LA accordingly.  

Where there’s a possibility of a suitable place being available then we will inform the LA, and ask for their agreement for us to proceed with our full assessment process. Once this is given, then we will process consultations / applications in the order that the LA approved us to contact the parents / carers. Our full Admissions Policy is available via the School’s website.  

     "Today he came downstairs fully dressed, without any prompting, and asked to be taken to school because he didn’t want to be late. Mum was really shocked … she had never seen him proactively get himself dressed before."

^{Parent of a child at Maypole School (Croydon), May 2026}

"I have so many kids who would benefit from coming to Maypole. What you are doing is amazing. The kids clearly love being here, and want to be at your school."

^{Attendance Officer at a nearby Local Authority, June 2026}

"I really enjoy working here and although every day brings its own challenges, its a good working environment."

^{Anonymous comment, Staff Survey, Maypole School (Leigham Court), March 2026}

"The change in (our boy) has been huge since he started at the school. If he wasn't at Maypole we honestly         don't know where he would be".

^{Parent, Dec 2025}

"He loved his taster morning, he wants to come to the school. He was really cross that I came to pick him up and that he had to leave."

^{Parent, Maypole School (Sunbury), January 2024}

"I've never seen him so relaxed, so happy. And he never likes any school. He said "Mum, I love it. The teachers help me. If you're struggling, someone helps you.""

^{Parent, Maypole School (Leigham Court), January 2024}