Schools with autism provision in South Tyneside

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. South Tyneside has 6 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 (6)

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
Clervaux Nursery SchoolNursery school · also physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-5	Jarrow	9	Outstanding 2023	–
The Sue Hedley Nursery SchoolNursery school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit	2-5	Hebburn	8	No overall grade 2025	–
Fellgate Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Jarrow	59	Good 2024	33
Hedworthfield Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	SEN unit	3-11	Jarrow	39	Good 2023	44
Boldon SchoolSecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Boldon Colliery	121	No overall grade 2025	4
Jarrow SchoolSecondary school	SEN unit and resourced provision	11-16	Jarrow	102	Good 2022	34

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.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Bamburgh SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	3-16	South Shields	223 pupils	No overall grade 2024	–
Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties and more	Special school	4-18	South Shields	258 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Keelman's Way SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	Hebburn	194 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in South Tyneside

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.