Schools with autism provision in Calderdale

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Calderdale has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 4 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
Central Street Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-7	Hebden Bridge	8	Good 2022	79
Cliffe Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit and resourced provision	3-11	Halifax	10	Good 2020	15
Riverside Junior SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	7-11	Hebden Bridge	8	Not inspected	66
Trinity Academy GrammarSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Sowerby Bridge	10	Good 2023	71

Special schools (4)

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
Highbury SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	4-11	Brighouse	155 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Ravenscliffe High SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more	Special school	11-19	Halifax	258 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
The William Henry Smith School and Sixth FormSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties	Special school	5-19	Brighouse	83 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Wood Bank SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	4-11	Halifax	142 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Calderdale

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.