Pinn River School Opened in January 2026
January 2026 - Reimagining Inclusion
The Eden Academy Trust’s vision for specialist education in Hillingdon continues with the development of Pinn River School — a new purpose-built all-through SEND school opening to pupils in January 2026.
Located on the former Grangewood School site, Pinn River School will provide specialist places for children and young people with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Autism, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), and Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI).
Designed around inclusion and wellbeing, the school has evolved from extensive collaboration with Trust leaders, staff, parents, carers, and specialist partners including the RNIB. A key priority throughout the project has been creating an environment where MSI pupils are fully integrated within the wider school community, while still benefiting from highly specialist support spaces.
Despite a constrained site surrounded by protected woodland and neighbouring schools, the design creates a calm, accessible and highly legible learning environment. A series of sensory-focused learning hubs are arranged around dedicated therapy spaces, shared halls, and landscaped pocket courtyards that provide natural light, outdoor learning, and safe calm spaces.
With capacity for 180 pupils, the two-storey building combines specialist design with flexible teaching spaces, family dining areas, clear transition zones, and direct access to outdoor play terraces throughout the school.
Pinn River School represents a major step forward for inclusive specialist education in Hillingdon — creating a future-ready environment where every pupil can thrive.