Schools with autism provision in Northumberland

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Northumberland has 7 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 (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
Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Berwick-upon-Tweed	13	Good 2023	31
Cambois Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Blyth	23	Not inspected	10
Cramlington Northburn Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	3-11	Cramlington	24	Good 2022	60
Newsham Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	3-11	Blyth	21	No overall grade 2025	15
Red Row Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	2-11	Morpeth	5	Good 2023	41
Seaton Sluice First SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	3-9	Whitley Bay	14	No overall grade 2025	40
Seaton Valley High SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	13-18	Seaton Delaval	3	Not inspected	33

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
Barndale SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	4-19	Alnwick	110 pupils	Good 2024	–
Cleaswell Hill SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	Choppington	261 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
Collingwood School & Media Arts CollegeSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	Special school	2-19	Morpeth	337 pupils	Good 2020	–
Cramlington Hillcrest SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	11-18	Cramlington	125 pupils	Good 2022	–
Hexham Priory SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	Hexham	130 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
NCEA Castle SchoolSpecial school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Ashington	158 pupils	Good 2022	–
The Dales SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	4-11	Blyth	236 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
The Grove Special SchoolSpecial school · also multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Berwick-upon-Tweed	51 pupils	Not inspected	–

Other councils All schools in Northumberland

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.