Schools with autism provision in Liverpool
Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Liverpool has 11 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 8 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (11)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercromby Nursery SchoolNursery school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-5 | Liverpool | 8 | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| East Prescot Road Nursery SchoolNursery school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-4 | Liverpool | 6 | Not inspected | – |
| Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare CentreNursery school · also social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-5 | Liverpool | 9 | Not inspected | – |
| Everton Nursery School and Family CentreNursery school | Resourced provision | 2-5 | Liverpool | 7 | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties | SEN unit and resourced provision | 2-11 | Liverpool | 72 | No overall grade 2025 | 36 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also severe learning difficulties | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Liverpool | 24 | Good 2023 | 25 |
| Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Merseyside | 20 | Good 2023 | 21 |
| Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties and more | SEN unit | 3-11 | Liverpool | 30 | Good 2022 | 5 |
| Rice Lane Primary School and NurseryPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-11 | Liverpool | 23 | Good 2023 | 21 |
| St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Liverpool | 8 | Good 2023 | 29 |
| Notre Dame Catholic AcademySecondary school | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Liverpool | 19 | Requires improvement 2022 | 0 |
Special schools (8)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Lea SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more | Special school | 3-19 | Liverpool | 272 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Bank View High SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more | Special school | 5-19 | Liverpool | 518 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Childwall Abbey SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 216 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Millstead SchoolSpecial school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 2-11 | Liverpool | 309 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Palmerston SchoolSpecial school · also multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 184 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Princes SchoolSpecial school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 2-11 | Liverpool | 251 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Redbridge High SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 154 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other NeedsSpecial school · also multi-sensory impairment, speech, language and communication, visual impairment | Special school | 4-19 | Liverpool | 48 pupils | Requires improvement 2024 | – |
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.