Schools with autism provision in Bolton

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Bolton has 10 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 (10)

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
Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAll-through school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more	SEN unit and resourced provision	2-16	Bolton	268	No overall grade 2025	10
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care CentreNursery school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	SEN unit	2-4	Bolton	6	Outstanding 2024	–
All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Bolton	5	Report card 2026	48
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	3-11	Bolton	11	Good 2023	43
Claypool Primary SchoolPrimary school · also severe learning difficulties	SEN unit	4-11	Bolton	8	Report card 2026	15
Lever Edge Primary AcademyPrimary school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties	SEN unit	1-11	Bolton	16	Good 2023	56
Moorgate Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	Bolton	18	Outstanding 2023	86
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Bolton	14	Good 2021	49
Woodland Primary AcademyPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	SEN unit	5-11	Bolton	22	Good 2020	9
Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	11-18	Bolton	25	Good 2023	67

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
Birtenshaw School BoltonSpecial school · also severe learning difficulties	Special school	3-19	Bolton	137 pupils	Good 2022	–
Green Fold SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties	Special school	4-11	Bolton	172 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–

Other councils All schools in Bolton

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.