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Schools with autism provision in Darlington

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Darlington has 2 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 (2)

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
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Darlington23Good 202274
Hurworth SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Darlington15Good 202256

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
Beaumont Hill AcademySpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moreSpecial school2-19Darlington399 pupilsGood 2024–
Marchbank Free SchoolSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental healthSpecial school5-11Darlington63 pupilsGood 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Darlington

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.