Schools with autism provision in Luton

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Luton has 7 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 (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
Chapel Street Nursery SchoolNursery school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Resourced provision	2-4	Luton	27	Good 2023	–
Grasmere Nursery SchoolNursery school · also other needs, physical disability, speech, language and communication and more	Resourced provision	3-5	Luton	24	Good 2023	–
Hart Hill Nursery SchoolNursery school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	2-5	Luton	26	Good 2024	–
Rothesay Nursery SchoolNursery school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	2-5	Luton	24	Good 2022	–
Downside Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Luton	8	Not inspected	84
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeSecondary school · also visual impairment	Resourced provision	11-18	Luton	16	Good 2024	74
Lea Manor High SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Luton	8	Report card 2026	11

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
Lady Zia Wernher SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	2-11	Luton	264 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Richmond Hill SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	5-11	Luton	282 pupils	Good 2019	–
Woodlands Secondary SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	11-18	Luton	262 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Luton

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.