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4worldlovers: It is a pleasure to welcome you to The White Horse Federation website.

The White Horse Federation was founded with the aim of improving the life chances and raising the aspirations of young people. The Trust believes in the power of a first-rate curriculum: such an education is the best foundation for helping young people to succeed and overcome social barriers, irrespective of their backgrounds or starting points.

The White Horse Federation runs a growing network of primary, secondary and special schools with clusters in Swindon, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire. Working with young people who are often materially and socially deprived, The White Horse Federation seeks to provide a first-rate education and to raise ambitions at all its academies. I am a strong believer in the power of outstanding education to transform lives. It is a great privilege for me to lead The White Horse Federation and I work tirelessly to make sure we deliver the very best we can for each and every one of our pupils.

Our aim is for our students to leave our academies ready to take their place in the world - well-educated, motivated and with strong leadership skills, personally accomplished and determined to make a positive and lasting contribution to the world. We firmly believe that a child’s background should not be a barrier to success and we are committed to delivering an education that broadens students’ horizons in a truly transformative way.

We hope that our website gives you a feel for life at The White Horse Federation and reflects the pride we have in our pupils and staff.

4worldlovers: At Abbey Park School, every child is valued, supported and challenged to meet his or her full potential. We aim to meet the diverse needs of each individual and to inspire a lifelong love of learning.


Abbey Park School not only provides students with high quality teaching but also recognises the importance of student welfare, care and guidance.

All students at Abbey Park School can expect to experience a wide variety of lessons and learning styles. Our teachers have excellent subject knowledge and lessons are designed to stimulate and inspire. Departments often link up to provide cross-curricular experiences that encourage lateral thinking and demonstrate that no subject exists in isolation.

We have high expectations of students in terms of their attitude to learning and their behaviour. We instil confidence through the provision of a wide range of leadership and extra-curricular opportunities through sport, the arts and outdoor pursuits such as the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme.

4worldlovers:

On behalf of the children, staff and Governors, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Silverwood School. We are a happy, thriving, and successful community where every child and young person’s uniqueness is recognised.


Silverwood is a co-educational special school for children and young people aged 4 to 19 years. We formed in September of 2020 with campuses in Rowde, Trowbridge and Chippenham: former schools of Rowdeford, Larkrise and St Nicholas.

Children and young people join us with a wide range of different needs and bring a wonderful mix of interests and personalities. We aim to provide an inclusive and supportive learning environment which allows everyone to achieve their best, with high self-esteem, and with mutual respect for others in the community. We want our pupils to take their place in society with confidence and pride.

Our fundamental aim is that all our pupils reach their potential. Learning is at the centre of everything we do, both in and out of the classroom and with the many opportunities at Silverwood, we are enormously proud of the achievement of all our children and young people.

Silverwood is staffed by a highly creative and dedicated team of teachers, teaching assistants and therapists who are skilled in ensuring our curriculum is relevant, exciting, and innovative. We aim to support each pupil in their development by planning highly individual programmes of education, precisely tailored to their individual needs, learning style and interest.

We are fully invested in the delivery of a system of excellence across the county and have an ambitious vision to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wiltshire.

There is extensive new building work planned for Silverwood School due for completion in Autumn 2023. Wiltshire Council have invested £38 million into a new build at the Rowde Campus, to create a state-of-the-art centre for SEND education, health, care, and training across 4-19, with a predominant focus on children with complex SEND.

I hope that our website captures the spirit of Silverwood and provides you with an insight into our school; we warmly encourage families and professionals to visit. We look forward to welcoming you to meet some of our children and staff and to experience, for yourself, the quality of education given to all our children and young people.

If you are interested in finding out more or would like to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact us.

4worldlovers: I would like to thank you for taking time to visit us online and wish you a very warm welcome to the Malmesbury School website.

I am delighted to be the Headteacher of Malmesbury School. The school’s long tradition of exceptional work with young people, in a caring and nurturing environment, places it amongst the very best schools in the country. I have a strong connection to the school, having worked here in the past as a faculty head for International Business and Languages. I then left Malmesbury to become an Assistant Headteacher at Balcarras School, in Cheltenham. Having a focus on Key Stage 5 enabled me to lead the sixth form from strength to strength. Before my exciting return to Malmesbury as Headteacher, I was the sole Deputy Headteacher at Burford School, one of very few state boarding schools in the country.


Our school that has three core values at its very heart: ensuring the school is a Happy, Caring and Excellent community. Our school aims to be an academically rigorous experience, as well as a nurturing and enriching environment, in which all students can thrive. We are a relentlessly ambitious school, constantly reflecting on our practice and seeking to develop our provision.

Malmesbury School has been described by parents as a “wonderful school” that “nurtures, cares for and educates the children”. OFSTED described the quality of teaching as “remarkably high, because of high expectations of leaders and teachers of themselves”.

I would be very happy to welcome you to come and witness our remarkable school first-hand by visiting us during our open events, or by organising a tour.