Find schools with specialist SEND provision

Most children with special educational needs are taught in ordinary classes. Some need more: a SEN unit or resourced provision inside a mainstream school, or a special school. This finder lists every one in England from the government's register, by the need it caters for. Pick a need, then a council or a postcode.

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AutismAutistic spectrum disorder1,328 mainstream · 609 special Speech, language and communicationSpeech, language and communication needs884 mainstream · 377 special Social, emotional and mental healthSocial, emotional and mental health difficulties494 mainstream · 359 special Moderate learning difficultiesModerate learning difficulty455 mainstream · 439 special Severe learning difficultiesSevere learning difficulty163 mainstream · 490 special Profound and multiple learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficulty48 mainstream · 300 special Hearing impairmentHearing impairment365 mainstream · 231 special Visual impairmentVisual impairment201 mainstream · 243 special Multi-sensory impairmentMulti-sensory impairment127 mainstream · 218 special Physical disabilityPhysical disability272 mainstream · 289 special Specific learning difficultiesSpecific learning difficulty (dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia)243 mainstream · 201 special Other needsOther difficulty or disability207 mainstream · 142 special

How to read this

The list comes from the Department for Education's register of schools (Get Information about Schools), which records the type of SEN provision each school has and how many pupils are in a resourced provision or SEN unit. Resourced provision means extra staff and funding for a group of pupils who spend most of their time in ordinary classes. A SEN unit is a separate class within the school. Both need a place agreed by the council through an education, health and care plan; ask the council's SEND team, not the school's admissions office. The register is only as good as what schools report, so check with the school before relying on it.