Schools with autism provision in Torbay

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Torbay has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 1 special school that caters for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (4)

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
Eden Park Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more	Resourced provision	2-11	Brixham	91	Good 2023	40
Preston Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Torquay	16	Good 2023	50
Brixham CollegeSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Brixham	–	Report card 2026	5
The Spires CollegeSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Torquay	11	Good 2022	49

Special schools (1)

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
Brunel SchoolSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health	Special school	11-16	Paignton	64 pupils	Report card 2026	–

Other councils All schools in Torbay

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.