Schools with autism provision in Sunderland

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Sunderland has 6 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 4 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
Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Houghton le Spring	16	Report card 2026	39
John F Kennedy Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Washington	24	Report card 2026	30
Mill Hill Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	5-11	Sunderland	16	Good 2024	82
Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Washington	26	Good 2020	50
Biddick AcademySecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Washington	29	Report card 2026	28
Farringdon Community AcademySecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Sunderland	58	Report card 2026	65

Special schools (4)

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
Barbara Priestman AcademySpecial school · also severe learning difficulties	Special school	11-19	Sunderland	189 pupils	Good 2024	–
Columbia Grange SchoolSpecial school · also speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties	Special school	5-11	Washington	140 pupils	Outstanding 2020	–
Education and Services for People with AutismSpecial school	Special school	16-25	Sunderland	– pupils	Not inspected	–
North View AcademySpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health	Special school	4-11	Sunderland	71 pupils	Good 2023	–

Mainstream schools listed for this need (1)

Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Redby AcademyPrimary school	Mainstream, listed for this need	3-11	Sunderland	20	Good 2023	64

Other councils All schools in Sunderland

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.