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Schools with autism provision in Bedford

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Bedford has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 3 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (4)

Pupils have a specialist base and staff inside an ordinary school. Places are separate from the school's main admissions and normally need an EHC plan.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Goldington Green AcademyPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Bedford12No overall grade 202553
King's Oak Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental healthResourced provision1-11Bedford15Report card 202668
Lincroft AcademySecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Bedford27No overall grade 202463
Mark Rutherford SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-18Bedford22Report card 202539

Special schools (3)

Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Grange AcademySpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needsSpecial school5-18Bedford161 pupilsGood 2022–
Ridgeway SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and moreSpecial school2-19Bedford125 pupilsNot inspected–
Rivertree Free SchoolSpecial school · also severe learning difficultiesSpecial school2-19Bedford126 pupilsNot inspected–
Other councilsAll schools in Bedford

Other needs

Speech, language and communicationSocial, emotional and mental healthModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilitySpecific learning difficultiesOther needs

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.