At Christ Church School, we strive for an inclusive environment which supports all pupils. If pupils have barriers to their achievement, we aim to work with families to support pupils to overcome them.
We have a team of staff who work alongside our Assistant Head for Inclusion and SENCO, Mrs Joanna Porter, to ensure that inclusion is at the heart of our school and that all staff work to support pupils in overcoming any barriers they may face.
Our Inclusion Team:
Assistant Head for Inclusion: Mrs Joanna Porter
Senior Mental Health & Well Being Lead: Mrs Joanna Porter
Children Looked After: Mrs Joanna Porter
PSHE Lead: Ms Langley
Pupil Premium Lead:
SEN Support: Ms Kate Gray
The Willows Support Staff: Ms Kate Gray, Mrs Louise Graves & Mrs Sarah England-Smith
Counsellor: Mrs Kathryn Townsend
Additional Counselling and Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner: Off The Record
ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant): Mrs Karen Jolaoso and Mrs Sarah England-Smith.
For any concerns regarding your child’s additional learning needs, please contact your class teacher in the first instance.
If you wish to further discuss your child’s needs, please contact our SENCO on inclusion@christchurch.croydon.sch.uk and a member of the Team will get back to you.
Our SEND and Quality First Teaching Toolkit
Our toolkit sets out the adaptations and strategies our teachers use every day so that all children can access learning in every lesson. It shows what good quality first teaching looks like at Christ Church, and what additional support looks like where a child needs more.
See our Christ Church Purley SEND, Inclusion and Quality First Teaching Toolkit
Our SEND Information Report
Our SEND Information Report explains how we identify children with special educational needs and disabilities, the support we provide, how we work in partnership with families, how we measure whether that support is working, and how to raise a concern. It is reviewed annually and was last reviewed in March 2026. You can read it here.
We have an equalities plan and SEND policy in place to ensure that pupils with SEND can take part in all aspects of school life. Both are updated annually and can be viewed on the school’s website (http://www.christchurch.croydon.sch.uk/). You can also access our full [Accessibility Plan: Being updated] and Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Policy directly on our policy page. Depending on the specific needs of your child, a more personalised access plan or medical plan will be drawn up in consultation with parents/carers.
Croydon Local Offer
Croydon Council publishes a Local Offer setting out the support available across the borough for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and for their families. It covers education, health, social care, leisure and preparing for adulthood. SEND local offer
MHST weblink with Off the Record
If you are not happy with the support your child is receiving:
Please speak to your child’s class teacher first. If you would like to take it further, contact Mrs Joanna Porter, our SENDCo, at inclusion@christchurch.croydon.sch.uk or on 020 8660 7500. Most concerns are resolved quickly this way, and we would always rather hear from you early.
If you remain unhappy after speaking with the SENDCo, our Complaints Policy sets out the formal process and is published on our Policies page. You may also seek free, impartial advice from Croydon’s SEND Information, Advice and Support Service.
How to complain about the support your child is receiving:
If you are concerned about the support your child is receiving, please raise it with your child’s class teacher in the first instance, and then with the SENDCo. We aim to resolve concerns informally and quickly.
If your concern is not resolved, you may make a formal complaint under the school’s Complaints Policy, published on our website. Complaints about the special educational provision made for your child are handled under that procedure.
You may also contact Croydon’s SEND Information, Advice and Support Service for free, impartial advice, or seek disagreement resolution or mediation through Croydon Council. If your child has an Education, Health and Care plan, you have a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) about decisions on assessment, the content of the plan, or the school named in it.