Schools with autism provision in Plymouth

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Plymouth has 3 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 1 special school that caters for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (3)

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
Goosewell Primary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Plymouth	10	Good 2019	57
Mayflower AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Plymouth	9	Outstanding 2023	95
Stoke Damerel Community CollegeSecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	11-18	Plymouth	12	Report card 2026	13

Special schools (1)

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
Longcause Community Special SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	Special school	4-16	Plymouth	118 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in Plymouth

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.