TCES East London provides specialist therapeutic education across two sites: Stratford Marsh and Varley Road, Customs House for exceptional neurodiverse children and young people between the ages of 7 to 19 years old.

Both of our East London school sites are based in the London Borough of Newham, with our Stratford Marsh site being the main school and administration site. This site educates neurodiverse students from 12 to 19 years old, whilst our TCES Nurture Primary site at Varley Road, Custom House, educates pupils from 7 to 12 years old. All of our pupils have Education, Health & Care Plans, typically with a diagnosis of SEMH (social, emotional and mental health needs) and/or ASC (autism spectrum condition) and associated conditions.

These associated conditions have changed post-pandemic and now significantly include 'Emotionally-Based School Avoidance' (EBSA) in which almost 100% of our newly placed pupils come to TCES East London with persistent absence (under 90% attendance). Additionally, a third of our pupils arrive at our school with a history of being severely absent (under 50% attendance). This challenge is met through the provision of embedded therapeutic education and very significant resources to support pupils' attendance in line with the DfE's new attendance guidance; 'Working together to improve attendance' - August 2024.

Our pupils are referred to us by a significant number of Local Authorities in London and the Home Counties and are placed with us following an assessment based on a risk and needs assessment.