Schools with moderate learning difficulties provision in Devon
For pupils who learn at a slower pace across the curriculum and need work adapted for them. Devon has 3 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties and 5 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Torrington | 20 | No overall grade 2024 | 8 |
| Ilfracombe Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 7-11 | Ilfracombe | 8 | No overall grade 2024 | 9 |
| Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and more | SEN unit and resourced provision | 2-11 | Okehampton | 16 | Good 2022 | 25 |
Special schools (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Water SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 3-19 | Budleigh Salterton | 119 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Oakwood Specialist CollegeSpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 16-25 | Dawlish | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Royal Deaf Education TrustSpecial school · also severe learning difficulties, visual impairment | Special school | 16-24 | Exmouth | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Southbrook SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 11-16 | Exeter | 140 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| The Lampard Community SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties | Special school | 5-16 | Barnstaple | 196 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
Mainstream schools listed for this need (1)
Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park VillasSixth form / post-16 · also social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficulties | Mainstream, listed for this need | 16-25 | Dawlish | – | Not inspected | – |
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.