Schools with autism provision in Warrington

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Warrington has 9 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 2 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (9)

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
Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest SchoolNursery school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit	2-4	Warrington	22	Outstanding 2023	–
Dallam Community Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	2-11	Warrington	32	Good 2023	82
Gorse Covert Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	4-11	Warrington	22	Good 2023	76
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit	2-11	Warrington	20	Good 2023	13
Statham Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental health	Resourced provision	4-11	Lymm	15	Good 2023	84
Woolston Community Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	4-11	Warrington	16	Good 2023	33
Bridgewater High SchoolSecondary school	SEN unit and resourced provision	11-16	Warrington	25	Good 2022	70
Padgate AcademySecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Warrington	15	Good 2023	26
St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Warrington	16	Good 2019	77

Special schools (2)

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
Green Lane Community Special SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficulties	Special school	4-16	Warrington	229 pupils	Not inspected	–
Woolston Brook SchoolSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health	Special school	7-16	Warrington	73 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–

Other councils All schools in Warrington

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.