Schools with moderate learning difficulties provision in Brighton and Hove

For pupils who learn at a slower pace across the curriculum and need work adapted for them. Brighton and Hove has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties and 4 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (1)

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
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs and more	Resourced provision	5-11	Hove	65	Good 2023	77

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
Downs View Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	3-19	Brighton	224 pupils	Not inspected	–
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf ChildrenSpecial school · also hearing impairment	Special school	5-19	Brighton	18 pupils	Not inspected	–
Hill Park SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	4-16	Brighton	283 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
St. John's College (Brighton)Special school · also severe learning difficulties	Special school	16-25	Brighton	– pupils	Not inspected	–

Other councils All schools in Brighton and Hove

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health 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.