The school will provide one-to-one teaching for 40 children
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A grandmother who has become disillusioned with the education her autistic grandsons are receiving has decided to set up her own school.
Terri Westmoreland from Balderton, near Newark, has raised thousands of pounds to set up Hope House, a school for children with special needs.
Talking about her grandsons' autism, she said: "It's not getting any better and there's so much that can improve."
Mrs Westmoreland hopes to accept the school's first pupils in the summer.
Nottinghamshire County Council, who is the education providers for Mrs Westmoreland's grandsons, said it was satisfied with its own specialist educational facilities in the area.
Hope House, situated on the site of a former hostel near Newark, will offer one-to-one teaching for up to 40 autistic children in a carefully controlled environment.
Children applying to attend Hope House School will need to have a Statement of Special Educational Needs and a referral from their local authority.
The school aims to prepare the pupils for "a transition back into mainstream education" within two years - if they are ready, the school website said.
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