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Schools with autism provision in Nottingham

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Nottingham has 6 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 (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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Bluecoat Primary AcademyPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and moreResourced provision3-11Nottingham5Good 202225
Djanogly Strelley AcademyPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Nottingham15Report card 20267
Fernwood Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Nottingham4Not inspected75
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary schoolSEN unit3-11Nottingham3Good 202216
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)Primary school · also speech, language and communicationSEN unit3-11Nottingham12Good 202225
Bluecoat Aspley AcademySecondary schoolResourced provision11-19Nottingham–Good 202460

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Rosehill SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficultiesSpecial school4-19Nottingham121 pupilsNo overall grade 2025–
Sutherland House SchoolSpecial schoolSpecial school3-19Nottingham82 pupilsGood 2023–
Woodlands AcademySpecial school · also moderate learning difficultiesSpecial school3-16Nottingham96 pupilsNo overall grade 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Nottingham

Other needs

Speech, language and communicationSocial, emotional and mental healthModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilitySpecific learning difficultiesOther 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.