Schools with autism provision in Wiltshire
Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Wiltshire has 15 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 (15)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Primary SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Chippenham | 20 | Requires improvement 2024 | – |
| Clarendon Infants' SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 4-7 | Tidworth | 20 | Good 2022 | 33 |
| Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation)Primary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 7-11 | Tidworth | 7 | Good 2023 | 45 |
| Greentrees Primary SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit and resourced provision | 4-11 | Salisbury | 12 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 |
| Kiwi Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Salisbury | 24 | No overall grade 2024 | 3 |
| Marden Vale CofE AcademyPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Calne | 18 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 |
| Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Marlborough | 24 | Not inspected | 29 |
| River Mead SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | SEN unit | 2-11 | Melksham | 37 | No overall grade 2024 | 17 |
| St Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 7-11 | Salisbury | 20 | Good 2020 | 75 |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Warminster | 27 | Good 2024 | 30 |
| Wansdyke SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | SEN unit | 4-11 | Devizes | 28 | Report card 2026 | 63 |
| Westbury Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | SEN unit and resourced provision | 7-11 | Westbury | 77 | Requires improvement 2024 | 2 |
| Westbury Infant SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more | Resourced provision | 4-7 | Westbury | 18 | Good 2022 | 36 |
| Wyndham Park Infants' SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | Resourced provision | 5-7 | Salisbury | 31 | No overall grade 2025 | 2 |
| Avon Valley AcademySecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Salisbury | 5 | No overall grade 2025 | 16 |
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.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downland SchoolSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health, specific learning difficulties | Special school | 10-16 | Devizes | 102 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Exeter House Special SchoolSpecial school · also severe learning difficulties | Special school | 2-19 | Salisbury | 208 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)Special school · also social, emotional and mental health | Special school | 4-19 | Salisbury | 116 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| The Springfields AcademySpecial school · also speech, language and communication | Special school | 4-19 | Calne | 267 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
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.