Schools with autism provision in Waltham Forest

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Waltham Forest 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
Big Creative AcademySixth form / post-16 · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit and resourced provision	16-19	London	543	Not inspected	–
Davies Lane Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	London	30	Outstanding 2024	97
Hillyfield Primary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	London	16	Good 2024	83
South Grove Primary SchoolPrimary school · also other needs	Resourced provision	3-11	London	16	Outstanding 2024	94
The Woodside Primary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	London	22	Outstanding 2023	82
Frederick Bremer SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	London	26	Good 2024	47

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
Joseph Clarke SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment	Special school	2-18	London	111 pupils	Good 2022	–
Lime Academy HornbeamSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	London	294 pupils	Good 2023	–
Whitefield SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	London	366 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in Waltham Forest

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.