Admissions Information
Admission to Ancora House School
Our school offers education to young people admitted to the adolescent psychiatric unit, Ancora House.
Referrals
The Clinical Assessment and Outreach team are responsible for all admissions to Ancora House.
The service covers the Cheshire and Merseyside region. Referrals come from Tier 3 CAMHS teams, 16-19 services, adult home crisis treatment and psychiatric liaison teams. In addition referrals are accepted from other Tier 4 inpatient services.
For further information on referral please contact : 01244 397333
The school also supports the needs of learners from the Cheshire West and Chester who are not able to attend their home school because of a medical need. The provision for young people with medical needs takes place in our community provision, Castle Park, Frodsham.
Admission to the community provision
Admission to the community provision is via a referral process; for pupils with a diagnosed medical need:
- Email: MedicalNeeds@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- By post: Education Access and Alternative Provision, Tarvin Centre, Meadow Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8LY
- Telephone: 01244 976261
or
- By post: Tarvin Cent Meadow Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8LY
- Telephone: 01244 972825
Referral to the service
All referrals to the Medical Education Team must come directly from the child’s school, using the Medical Education Referral Form. Schools fill in Part A and this must be supported by medical evidence from one of the following health professionals:
- consultant paediatrician or adolescent psychiatrist
- consultant child psychiatrist
- hospital consultant
Please note
Supporting evidence from a General Practitioner alone cannot be accepted. The health professional will need to complete Part B of the referral form and return it to the referring school.
Ancora House School also offers a small number of targeted interventions, subject to capacity, to support learners who are having difficulty accessing their school because of social and emotional problems. Referral forms are available on request from: admin@ancora.cheshire.sch.uk.
