Schools with autism provision in Suffolk
Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Suffolk has 12 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 7 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (12)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungay Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | SEN unit | 3-11 | Bungay | 12 | Report card 2026 | 7 |
| Castle Hill Infant SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more | SEN unit | 3-7 | Ipswich | 24 | Not inspected | – |
| Exning Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties and more | SEN unit | 5-11 | Newmarket | 16 | Outstanding 2020 | 91 |
| Felix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties | SEN unit and resourced provision | 4-11 | Felixstowe | 45 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 |
| Lakenheath Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | SEN unit | 4-11 | Lakenheath | 12 | Good 2024 | 22 |
| Morland Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-11 | Ipswich | 13 | Good 2022 | 14 |
| Oulton Broad Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | SEN unit | 3-11 | Lowestoft | 12 | No overall grade 2025 | 92 |
| Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm AcademyPrimary school · also severe learning difficulties | SEN unit | 3-11 | Ipswich | 20 | Good 2022 | 12 |
| Roman Hill Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Lowestoft | 12 | No overall grade 2024 | 2 |
| Wells Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also other needs | SEN unit | 2-11 | Sudbury | 11 | Report card 2026 | 38 |
| Ixworth High SchoolSecondary school · also hearing impairment | SEN unit | 11-16 | Ixworth | 20 | No overall grade 2025 | 34 |
| Newmarket AcademySecondary school | SEN unit | 11-16 | Newmarket | 21 | Good 2023 | 40 |
Special schools (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle EAST SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 9-16 | Bungay | 130 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Churchill Special Free SchoolSpecial school · also speech, language and communication | Special school | 9-18 | Haverhill | 82 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Priory SchoolSpecial school · also multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health and more | Special school | 5-19 | Bury St Edmunds | 241 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Riverwalk SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 3-19 | Bury St. Edmunds | 217 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Bridge SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more | Special school | 4-19 | Ipswich | 257 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Thomas Wolsey Ormiston AcademySpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 3-16 | Ipswich | 105 pupils | Good 2021 | – |
| Woodbridge Road AcademySpecial school | Special school | 9-16 | Ipswich | 89 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
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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.