Schools with autism provision in Redbridge

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Redbridge has 5 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 (5)

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
Cranbrook Primary SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit and resourced provision	5-11	Ilford	22	Good 2022	47
Mayespark Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Ilford	10	Good 2023	31
Beal High SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Ilford	28	Report card 2026	79
Caterham High SchoolSecondary school · also hearing impairment	Resourced provision	11-18	Ilford	35	Good 2022	29
Forest AcademySecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Ilford	30	Good 2023	47

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
Hatton Special SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	Special school	3-11	Woodford Green	197 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–
Little Heath SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	11-19	Romford	264 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Redbridge

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.