Welcome to The Windmill School
We are a special free school managed by Barnet Special Education Trust. When full, we shall provide 90 places for pupils between the ages of 5 and 19, who, because of their autism, experience of burnout, this significantly impacts their capacity to learn successfully in mainstream or generic special school environments.
A fundamental principle underpinning all provision at The Windmill School is the celebration of neurodiversity. We recognise and value the unique strengths, interests, and characteristics of every pupil and are committed to ensuring that each young person is understood, respected, and supported to thrive as their authentic self.
In the 2025-26 academy year we were funded for 70 places, based at our new permanent home on Moxon Street, High Barnet, which opened in April 2024. I am very proud to be the first headteacher of this brand new specialist autism school and I hope that you find the information you are looking for on this site. If you wish to visit our school in person, please contact us, as we welcome visitors throughout the year. However we are very oversubscribed with huge demand for places, and very close to full capacity with 86 pupils; we are therefore only prioritising requests for phased transfer Year 6-Year 7 in the academic year 2026-2027.
GINNY D'ODORICO MSc NPQH | HEADTEACHER