Schools with autism provision in West Sussex

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. West Sussex has 12 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 8 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
Desmond Anderson Primary AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	Crawley	20	Good 2019	17
Durrington Junior SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	7-11	Worthing	12	Good 2022	73
Homefield Primary School and SSCPrimary school	SEN unit and resourced provision	4-11	Worthing	21	Good 2023	19
Maidenbower Infant School and NurseryPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-7	Crawley	12	No overall grade 2025	91
Maidenbower Junior SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	7-11	Crawley	18	Good 2022	42
Parklands Community Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Chichester	18	Good 2023	35
St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	4-11	Littlehampton	12	Good 2022	36
Felpham Community CollegeSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Bognor Regis	11	Not inspected	19
Ormiston Six Villages AcademySecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Chichester	137	Good 2022	45
The Littlehampton AcademySecondary school	SEN unit	11-18	Littlehampton	13	Report card 2026	7
Thomas Bennett Community CollegeSecondary school	SEN unit	11-18	Crawley	–	Good 2022	8
Worthing High SchoolSecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more	SEN unit	11-16	Worthing	41	Not inspected	57

Special schools (8)

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
Herons Dale SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	4-11	Shoreham-by-Sea	146 pupils	Good 2023	–
Manor Green CollegeSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	11-19	Crawley	210 pupils	Not inspected	–
Manor Green Primary SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	2-11	Crawley	208 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
Muntham House SchoolSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health	Special school	5-18	Horsham	142 pupils	Good 2024	–
Oak Grove CollegeSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	11-19	Worthing	274 pupils	Good 2024	–
Palatine Primary SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	4-11	Worthing	222 pupils	Good 2023	–
St Anthony's SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties	Special school	4-16	Chichester	254 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Woodlands MeedSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	Burgess Hill	296 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in West Sussex

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.