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Schools with autism provision in Wigan

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Wigan has 8 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 4 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (8)

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary schoolSEN unit3-11Wigan9Good 202259
Garrett Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester14Outstanding 202494
Leigh Central Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision4-11Leigh5Good 202248
Marsh Green Primary SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communicationResourced provision2-11Wigan4No overall grade 202519
Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester8Good 202357
Westfield Community SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision3-11Wigan5No overall grade 202419
Cansfield High SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Wigan8Good 202430
Hawkley Hall High SchoolSecondary schoolResourced provision11-16Wigan–No overall grade 202433

Special schools (4)

Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Hope SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability and moreSpecial school2-19Wigan233 pupilsNo overall grade 2025–
Landgate School, BrynSpecial school · also speech, language and communicationSpecial school4-19Wigan177 pupilsNo overall grade 2025–
Oakfield High School and CollegeSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moreSpecial school11-19Wigan413 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Rowan Tree Primary SchoolSpecial school · also severe learning difficultiesSpecial school4-11Manchester131 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Wigan

Other needs

Speech, language and communicationSocial, emotional and mental healthModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilitySpecific learning difficultiesOther 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.