School Chooser

Schools with autism provision in Salford

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Salford has 10 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 (10)

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
Brentnall AcademyPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Salford10Inadequate 202251
Mesne Lea Primary SchoolPrimary schoolSEN unit and resourced provision3-11Manchester7Report card 202614
Moss Valley Primary AcademyPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Salford38No overall grade 20257
Peel Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision3-11Manchester12Requires improvement 20249
River View Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision3-11Salford54Good 202321
The Deans Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision3-11Manchester9Outstanding 2024–
Arbour AcademyPupil referral unit / alternative provision · also social, emotional and mental healthSEN unit and resourced provision11-16Salford, Greater Manchester122No overall grade 2025–
Co-op Academy WalkdenSecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and moreResourced provision11-16Manchester35Good 202325
Ellesmere Park High SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Manchester31Good 202348
St Ambrose Barlow RC High SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Manchester27Good 202438

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
Chatsworth High School and Community CollegeSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, profound and multiple learning difficulties and moreSpecial school11-19Salford216 pupilsNot inspected–
Oakwood AcademySpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and moreSpecial school9-19Eccles351 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Springwood Primary SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and moreSpecial school2-11Salford380 pupilsNot inspected–
Other councilsAll schools in Salford

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.