Needwood School for the Partially Deaf
was a residential school based at Rangemore Hall near Burton-Upon-Trent in
Staffordshire. Rangemore Hall was bought by Staffordshire County Council in 1949
from Baroness Burton, daughter of Bass Brewery owner who inherited Rangemore
Hall and the title after the death of her father, Lord Burton, in 1909.
Needwood School opened its doors in January 1954 to the first intake of children
who came from all parts of the UK. When the school finally closed in September
1985, 600 children and countless members of staff had passed through its doors.
This section is devoted to that brief period of time in the history of Rangemore Hall from 1954
to 1985 and the people who have kept in touch through reunions and events.
