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Schools with autism provision in Isle of Wight

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Isle of Wight has 6 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 (6)

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
The Bay Church of England SchoolAll-through schoolResourced provision4-16Sandown12Good 202326
Brading Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision2-11Sandown17Not inspected3
Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision4-11Newport1Good 202416
Greenmount Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Ryde12Report card 20263
St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary schoolResourced provision4-11Ventnor8Good 202123
Carisbrooke CollegeSecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Newport15Requires improvement 20238

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
Medina House SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and moreSpecial school4-11Newport Isle of Wight149 pupilsGood 2024–
St George's SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moreSpecial school11-19Newport240 pupilsGood 2022–
Other councilsAll schools in Isle of Wight

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.