Schools with moderate learning difficulties provision in Northumberland

For pupils who learn at a slower pace across the curriculum and need work adapted for them. Northumberland has 4 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 (4)

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
Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Berwick-upon-Tweed	13	Good 2023	31
Cambois Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Blyth	23	Not inspected	10
Newsham Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	3-11	Blyth	21	No overall grade 2025	15
Seaton Sluice First SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	3-9	Whitley Bay	14	No overall grade 2025	40

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
Barndale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	4-19	Alnwick	110 pupils	Good 2024	–
Cambian Dilston CollegeSpecial school · also severe learning difficulties	Special school	16-25	Corbridge	– pupils	Not inspected	–
Cleaswell Hill SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	Choppington	261 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
Cramlington Hillcrest SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	11-18	Cramlington	125 pupils	Good 2022	–
The Dales SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	4-11	Blyth	236 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–

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
Berwick AcademySecondary school	Mainstream, listed for this need	13-18	Berwick-upon-Tweed	17	Requires improvement 2024	6

Other councils All schools in Northumberland

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.