Schools with autism provision in Blackpool

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Blackpool has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 2 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.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Marton Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties	SEN unit	2-11	Blackpool	31	Good 2023	57
Moor Park Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit	3-11	Blackpool	24	Good 2023	6
Revoe Learning AcademyPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	2-11	Blackpool	31	Good 2024	13
Stanley Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	4-11	Blackpool	16	Good 2023	28

Special schools (2)

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

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Highfurlong SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	2-19	Blackpool	146 pupils	Not inspected	–
Woodlands SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	Blackpool	111 pupils	Good 2024	–

Mainstream schools listed for this need (1)

Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Boundary Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Mainstream, listed for this need	3-11	Blackpool	–	Good 2022	44

Other councils All schools in Blackpool

Other needs

Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health Moderate learning difficulties Severe learning difficulties Profound and multiple learning difficulties Hearing impairment Visual impairment Multi-sensory impairment Physical disability Specific learning difficulties Other 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.