Schools with autism provision in North Somerset

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. North Somerset 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.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Mendip Green Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	SEN unit	4-11	Weston-super-Mare	23	Good 2023	29
Milton Park Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	4-11	Weston-Super-Mare	11	Report card 2026	11
Gordano SchoolSecondary school	SEN unit	11-18	Bristol	25	Good 2024	51
Hans Price AcademySecondary school · also social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	11-16	Weston-super-Mare	25	Good 2023	55
Nailsea SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Bristol	19	Good 2024	66
Priory Community SchoolSecondary school	SEN unit	11-16	Weston-Super-Mare	10	Good 2024	41

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.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Ravenswood SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	4-19	Bristol	140 pupils	Good 2023	–
Westhaven SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	4-18	Weston-super-Mare	190 pupils	No overall grade 2024	–

Other councils All schools in North Somerset

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.