Schools with autism provision in Shropshire
Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Shropshire has 15 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 (15)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrighton Primary School & NurseryPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Wolverhampton | 7 | Not inspected | – |
| Cleobury Mortimer Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | SEN unit and resourced provision | 2-11 | Kidderminster | 28 | Good 2023 | 21 |
| Ellesmere Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Ellesmere | 11 | No overall grade 2024 | 39 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more | SEN unit and resourced provision | 1-11 | Oswestry | 10 | Good 2023 | 47 |
| Morda CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 5-11 | Oswestry | 2 | Good 2023 | 31 |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Shrewsbury | 5 | Not inspected | 13 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Shrewsbury | 6 | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Church Stretton | 10 | Good 2024 | 49 |
| St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental health | SEN unit | 3-11 | Bridgnorth | 12 | Good 2023 | – |
| Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | SEN unit and resourced provision | 3-7 | Whitchurch | 16 | Good 2023 | 73 |
| Whitchurch CofE Junior AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | SEN unit and resourced provision | 7-11 | Whitchurch | 4 | Good 2023 | 23 |
| Whittington CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental health | Resourced provision | 5-11 | Oswestry | 13 | No overall grade 2024 | 29 |
| Lakelands AcademySecondary school | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Ellesmere | 27 | Report card 2026 | 29 |
| Sir John Talbot's SchoolSecondary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 11-19 | Whitchurch | 20 | Good 2023 | 64 |
| The Lacon Childe SchoolSecondary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Kidderminster | 16 | Requires improvement 2024 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwen CollegeSpecial school · also physical disability, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 16-25 | Oswestry | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Severndale Specialist AcademySpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more | Special school | 2-19 | Shrewsbury | 424 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
Mainstream schools listed for this need (2)
Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loppington House FE UnitSixth form / post-16 · also severe learning difficulties | Mainstream, listed for this need | 18-99 | Shrewsbury | – | Not inspected | – |
| Burford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Mainstream, listed for this need | 5-11 | Tenbury Wells | – | Report card 2026 | 34 |
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.