Beech Lodge School provides alternative education for pupils who have communication and interaction difficulties, often as a result of trauma when they were young. The school is located in rural surroundings close to the village of Hurley, Berkshire. It is adjacent to the Berkshire College of Agriculture, which permits the school to use a range of its amenities, including its science and sports facilities, and provides some specialist teaching on-site, for example in science, careers guidance and animal care. The school is registered for 10 boys and girls aged between 7 and 14 years. Currently the school is full, with six boys and four girls. Three have statements of special educational needs, and two of these are funded by the local authority. All students are full time. The majority of pupils have experienced disrupted education. Some were taught at home prior to joining the school. The school was first registered in March 2013. This inspection was the school’s first. Beech Lodge School aims to ‘create a happy, secure and supportive learning environment, rich in creativity and challenge’.