Schools with autism provision in York

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. York has 5 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 (5)

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
St Paul's Nursery SchoolNursery school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Resourced provision	2-5	York	8	Good 2023	–
Haxby Road Primary AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	2-11	York	26	Good 2022	19
Fulford SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	York	10	Outstanding 2023	87
Huntington SchoolSecondary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	11-18	York	13	Outstanding 2023	67
Joseph Rowntree SchoolSecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	York	10	Good 2022	42

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
Applefields SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	11-19	York	225 pupils	Good 2024	–
Hob Moor Oaks AcademySpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	3-11	York	140 pupils	Good 2022	–

Other councils All schools in York

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.