Schools with autism provision in Sheffield
Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Sheffield has 18 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 6 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (18)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinde House 2-16 AcademyAll-through school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-16 | Sheffield | 22 | Report card 2026 | 28 |
| Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Sheffield | 10 | No overall grade 2025 | 11 |
| Birley Spa Primary AcademyPrimary school | SEN unit and resourced provision | 3-11 | Sheffield | 12 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 |
| Brigantia Hill Fort AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 5 | Not inspected | – |
| Greenhill Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental health | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Sheffield | 12 | Good 2022 | 10 |
| Hucklow Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 13 | Good 2024 | 22 |
| Malin Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 7 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 |
| Nether Green Junior SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more | Resourced provision | 7-11 | Sheffield | 16 | Not inspected | 63 |
| Nook Lane Junior SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 7-11 | Sheffield | 16 | Good 2023 | 53 |
| Norfolk Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 8 | Good 2022 | 4 |
| Phillimore Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Sheffield | 9 | Good 2023 | 14 |
| Wharncliffe Side Primary School and NurseryPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 20 | Good 2022 | 45 |
| Whiteways Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 11 | Not inspected | 31 |
| Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Sheffield | 12 | No overall grade 2025 | 11 |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth FormSecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | SEN unit and resourced provision | 11-19 | Sheffield | 205 | Good 2024 | 49 |
| King Ecgbert SchoolSecondary school | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Sheffield | – | No overall grade 2024 | 94 |
| Newfield Secondary SchoolSecondary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Sheffield | 24 | Good 2022 | 41 |
| The Birley AcademySecondary school | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Sheffield | 19 | No overall grade 2025 | 21 |
Special schools (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdale SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | Special school | 3-11 | Sheffield | 99 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Bents Green SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 11-19 | Sheffield | 343 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Freeman CollegeSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health | Special school | 16-25 | Sheffield | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Mossbrook SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more | Special school | 4-11 | Sheffield | 176 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Rowan SchoolSpecial school · also speech, language and communication | Special school | 4-11 | Sheffield | 96 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Woolley Wood SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 3-11 | Sheffield | 101 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
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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.