Schools with autism provision in Knowsley

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Knowsley has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 3 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.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)Primary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	3-11	Kirkby	28	Not inspected	22
Yew Tree Primary AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	3-11	Knowsley	28	Good 2023	7

Special schools (3)

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
Alt Bridge SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	11-19	Liverpool	356 pupils	Good 2023	–
Bluebell Park SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	3-19	Liverpool	238 pupils	Good 2023	–
Knowsley Central SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	4-11	Liverpool	142 pupils	Not inspected	–

Other councils All schools in Knowsley

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.