Schools with autism provision in Oldham

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Oldham has 7 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 (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
Greenhill AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	SEN unit and resourced provision	2-11	Oldham	40	Good 2020	15
Medlock Valley Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Oldham	12	Good 2024	20
Northmoor AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Oldham	26	No overall grade 2024	26
Richmond AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	SEN unit and resourced provision	2-11	Oldham	40	Good 2023	14
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	3-11	Oldham	6	Good 2024	9
St. Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	3-11	Oldham	14	Good 2019	–
North Chadderton SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Oldham	14	No overall grade 2024	36

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
Hollinwood AcademySpecial school · also speech, language and communication	Special school	4-19	Oldham	294 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
New Bridge SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	5-19	Oldham	728 pupils	Not inspected	–

Mainstream schools listed for this need (1)

Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Greenacres Primary AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	Mainstream, listed for this need	3-11	Oldham	–	Good 2022	54

Other councils All schools in Oldham

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.