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Schools with autism provision in Brighton and Hove

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Brighton and Hove has 5 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 (5)

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
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and moreResourced provision5-11Hove65Good 202377
Moulsecoomb Primary SchoolPrimary schoolSEN unit3-11Brighton16No overall grade 202419
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary schoolSEN unit3-11Hove18Not inspected22
Brighton Aldridge Community AcademySecondary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision11-19Brighton20No overall grade 202518
Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary school · also specific learning difficultiesResourced provision11-18Hove50Report card 202618

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Downs View Special SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and moreSpecial school3-19Brighton224 pupilsNot inspected–
Hill Park SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and moreSpecial school4-16Brighton283 pupilsOutstanding 2022–
Other councilsAll schools in Brighton and Hove

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.