Schools with autism provision in Cheshire West and Chester

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Cheshire West and Chester has 7 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 6 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (7)

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
Dee Point Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more	Resourced provision	3-11	Chester	42	Report card 2026	5
Frodsham Primary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	Frodsham	16	No overall grade 2025	72
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Winsford	15	Not inspected	6
Upton Westlea Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Chester	10	Not inspected	–
Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	Ellesmere Port	40	Good 2023	17
St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Northwich	15	Good 2024	62
The Catholic High School, ChesterSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Chester	15	Report card 2026	40

Special schools (6)

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
Dee Banks SchoolSpecial school · also severe learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Chester	141 pupils	Good 2022	–
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	4-19	Chester	170 pupils	Good 2024	–
Greenbank SchoolSpecial school · also speech, language and communication	Special school	11-18	Northwich	129 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–
Hebden Green Community SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	Winsford	150 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Hinderton SchoolSpecial school	Special school	4-11	Ellesmere Port	62 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Rosebank SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	Special school	4-11	Northwich	52 pupils	Good 2022	–

Other councils All schools in Cheshire West and Chester

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.