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Schools with autism provision in Richmond upon Thames

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Richmond upon Thames has 8 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 (8)

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
Windham Nursery SchoolNursery school · also speech, language and communicationSEN unit2-4Richmond15Not inspected–
Heathfield Infant SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-7Twickenham18Not inspected–
Heathfield Junior SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental healthResourced provision7-11Twickenham6Good 202463
St James's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Twickenham10No overall grade 202498
Stanley Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Teddington21Good 202472
The Vineyard SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision4-11Richmond8Good 202398
Hampton HighSecondary school · also moderate learning difficultiesResourced provision11-18Hampton12No overall grade 202432
Waldegrave SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-18Twickenham10Not inspected96

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Clarendon SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficultiesSpecial school4-16Twickenham164 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Strathmore SchoolSpecial school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficultiesSpecial school4-19Twickenham108 pupilsGood 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Richmond upon Thames

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.