About Us

The Federation currently consists of Abbey Hill School & Technology College in Stockton and Westlands School in Thornaby. The two schools serve a population of 420 students aged 5 to 19 with a broad range of learning difficulties, making the Federation one of the largest SEN provisions in the UK. We promote where appropriate the reintegration of students into local mainstream schools. The local authority is responsible for all admissions to the schools and our intake of students is mainly from Stockton on Tees though we do accept referrals from other local authorities in the region via Stockton Borough Council.

Both Abbey Hill and Westlands Schools are affiliated with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and as a result of this Abbey Hill has been designated specialist technology status, is a Leading Edge school, and having been awarded Higher Performing School Status has most recently gained the specialism of Applied Learning (vocational learning).