Tonwell Satellite Provision

Amwell View School has continued to grow its capacity to offer more places to children and families who need it. The main site has grown from 80 children in 2005 to 170 in 2024. The school has been innovative in its approach to building and developing the school environment to offer outstanding education to as many pupils as possible. Unfortunately, the main school site is now at capacity. We have worked with the local authority to create satellite provision which has enabled us to continue to grow.

Amwell View School’s satellite provision at Tonwell stands in a beautiful building, formerly Tonwell St Mary’s School, which has a chapel of Bengeo parish, built in 1858 and was last used as a church in the early 2000's, formally made redundant in 2005. The building was used as a primary school until it was closed at cabinet in August 2024. At this point the local authority alerted Amwell View School to the potential use of the empty site. Following site visits and rigorous inspections it was agreed that the site would be viable for a satellite provision. Following a successful consultation process the satellite will offer provision for over 30 children.

In January 2025, the satellite opened to pupils and works in unison with the main site in Stanstead Abbotts to continue to deliver outstanding learning to our pupils. The satellite address is Amwell View School, Ware Road, Tonwell, Ware, SG12 0HN. The satellite is based in the small village of Tonwell which is in the Bengeo Rural parish in East Hertfordshire and is bypassed by the A602 a short way north of Ware and Hertford.

Pupils have daily opportunities to complete their learning with all of the resources, equipment and space they may need. The new site is resourced with everything essential to provide the same level of outstanding provision that Amwell View provides. Pupils have the opportunity to use the different areas of the school within their learning. For example; the PE hall, cooking area, playground and field, their classroom, library area and nature reserve area. Pupils also generalise their life learning skills out in the community, learning to safely and appropriately navigate the local areas to develop their learning skills in a wide range of contexts.

The environment is risk assessed, maintained and utilised in the same way as the main site. Safety of pupils remains our priority, therefore building works were completed to ensure it meets our standards for security and safety. Protocols and procedures for this follow the same high level as the main site.