Schools with autism provision in Westmorland and Furness

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Westmorland and Furness 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
Appleby Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit and resourced provision	3-11	Appleby-in-Westmorland	18	Good 2024	48
Greengate Junior SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental health	Resourced provision	7-11	Barrow-in-Furness	14	Report card 2026	37
North Lakes SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Resourced provision	7-11	Penrith	7	Good 2023	11
Stramongate Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Kendal	10	No overall grade 2025	63
Vickerstown SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, severe learning difficulties	Resourced provision	3-11	Barrow-in-Furness	8	Report card 2026	1
Settlebeck SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-16	Sedbergh	9	No overall grade 2025	50

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
George Hastwell School Special AcademySpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	3-19	Barrow-in-Furness	99 pupils	No overall grade 2024	–
Sandgate SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties and more	Special school	3-19	Kendal	166 pupils	Good 2023	–
Sandside Lodge SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	4-19	Ulverston	104 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Westmorland and Furness

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.