TreeHouse School is a non-maintained special school and sixth form for autistic children and young people aged 4 to 19. The school is located in the London Borough of Haringey, England, and is operated by the charity Ambitious about Autism. Children from 17 local authority areas attend the school.
Founded in 1997, by a group of parents including writer Nick Hornby, it was originally based in a room at Swiss Cottage Library. It is currently located in Muswell Hill, where over 100 pupils attend.[1] The school enrols pupils who have a diagnosis of autism and an Education, Health and Care plan.
The school has links with many local businesses, schools and community projects. Some older pupils take part in work experience placements in the area.
The school also runs the Saplings project - an outdoor space providing autistic children and young people an opportunity to learn more about the natural world and develop new skills.
There are over 160 members of staff at the TreeHouse School including qualified teachers, behaviour professionals, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists.
The school was rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2024.[2]
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| Primary schools |
- Eden Primary School
- Harris Academy Tottenham
- Trinity Primary Academy
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| Secondary schools |
- Alexandra Park School
- Duke's Aldridge Academy
- Fortismere School
- Gladesmore Community School
- Greig City Academy
- Harris Academy Tottenham
- Heartlands High School
- Highgate Wood Secondary School
- Hornsey School for Girls
- Park View School
- St Thomas More RC School
- Mulberry Academy Woodside
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| Private schools |
- Channing School
- Greek Secondary School of London
- Highgate School
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| Further education colleges |
- Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
- The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London
- Haringey Sixth Form College
- London Academy of Excellence Tottenham
- Harris Academy Tottenham
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| Defunct schools |
- Bruce Castle School
- Byron House School
- Grove House School
- The John Loughborough School
- Moselle Upper School
- Stationers' Company's School
- Tollington School
- Tottenham Grammar School
- Tottenham University Technical College
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| Awareness |
- Autism-friendly
- Autism Sunday
- Communication Shutdown
- World Autism Awareness Day
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| Culture |
- Autistic art
- Autism in popular culture
- Fictional characters
- Films about autism
- Circle of Friends
- Neurodiversity
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| United Kingdom |
- Autism Research Centre (UK)
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| Therapy | |
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| Schools |
- Alpine Learning Group
- Eden II School for Autistic Children
- ESPA College (UK)
- Exceptional Minds (USA)
- New England Center for Children
- Pathlight School (Singapore)
- Rebecca School
- Sunfield Children's Home (UK)
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- Western Autistic School (Australia)
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| Americas | | United States | |
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- Centro Ann Sullivan (Peru)
- Domus Instituto de Autismo (Mexico)
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| Asia |
- Action for Autism (India)
- Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)
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| Caribbean |
- Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation (Jamaica)
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| Europe | | UK |
- Autism Anglia
- The Autism Directory
- Autism Awareness Campaign UK
- Autism Cymru
- Autism Plus
- Autistica
- National Autistic Society
- Sacar
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- Specialisterne (Denmark)
- Aspies For Freedom
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| Oceania |
- Luke Priddis Foundation (Australia)
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| Literature |
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| Non-fiction |
- The Accidental Teacher: Life Lessons from My Silent Son
- Animals in Translation
- Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism's False Prophets
- Extreme Love: Autism
- Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence
- In a Different Key
- Life, Animated
- Like Colour to the Blind
- Look Me in the Eye
- Mother Warriors
- My Autobiography
- NeuroTribes
- Nobody Nowhere
- The Reason I Jump
- Somebody Somewhere
- Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues
- Strange Son
- Switched On
- Unstrange Minds
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| Fiction |
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Dear John
- House Rules
- Mockingbird
- Saving Max
- Speed of Dark
- The Winter Journey
- With the Light
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| For younger people |
- Everybody Is Different: A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters With Autism
- Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism
- Marcelo in the Real World
- Rage: A Love Story
- Rules
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| Journals |
- Autism
- Autism in Adulthood
- Autism Research
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Molecular Autism
- Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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