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Pine Gardens
Disabled boy could have to travel 70 miles to school
A disabled child could be forced to travel 70 miles to and from school each day because his educational needs cannot be met in the borough.
Henry Ash suffers from epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism and hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid in the skull leading to brain swelling, so his development is delayed and he requires extra help. The seven-year-old was a full-time pupil at Christ Church CofE Primary School, in Pine Gardens, Surbiton, with his two siblings until September last year, when the school said it could no longer meet his needs.
Kingston Council began to look for an alternative school for Henry but for the past nine months he has only been able to go to school for an hour a day and is taught alone with no integration with other children.
The council has found a suitable school for Henry but it is in Sussex, which would mean the boy would have to make a 35-mile journey, including the often gridlocked M25, twice each day. Henry’s parents said the suggestion was “madness” as they said Surrey County Council school Linden Bridge, in Worcester Park, would meet his needs and be much closer. The Surbiton family are desperate for Henry to get the education he deserves and Mr Ash said the situation had started to affect their livelihood, as he runs an online business from home with his wife.
A council spokesman said they appreciate the distance to the Sussex school is not ideal and said they were exploring the family’s preferred school with Surrey County Council.
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