Henshaws Specialist College
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Quality care home providing excellent services.
- Care home
- Henshaws Specialist College
- Location
- HG1 4ED
- Care types
- Nursing
- CQC rating
- Good
- Latest CQC inspection
- 14 January 2020
- Beds
- 50
- CQC location ID
- 1-125001302
Rated 4.8/5 from 21 Google reviews.
What families say
Families praise Henshaws Specialist College for its supportive and dedicated staff, as well as its excellent facilities. The college's atmosphere is consistently described as brilliant and comfortable, making it an ideal place for young people with special needs. Overall, families express high satisfaction with the…
What the CQC says
Rated Good by the CQC on 3 March 2020.
Good — the service is performing well and meeting CQC’s expectations. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Good — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Outstanding — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Good — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Requires improvement to Good (previously rated January 2019).
- Improved: Safe (Requires improvement → Good), Responsive (Good → Outstanding), Well-led (Requires improvement → Good).
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 15 September 2026.
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