Schools with moderate learning difficulties provision in Nottinghamshire
For pupils who learn at a slower pace across the curriculum and need work adapted for them. Nottinghamshire has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holgate Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, physical disability and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Hucknall | 80 | Good 2023 | – |
| Leverton Church of England AcademyPrimary school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, social, emotional and mental health and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Retford | 1 | Good 2023 | 57 |
| Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 3-7 | Worksop | 14 | Good 2024 | 36 |
| Selston High SchoolSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs and more | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Nottingham | 56 | Not inspected | 15 |
Special schools (10)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Lea AcademySpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 3-18 | Cotgrave | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Bracken Hill SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 4-18 | Nottingham | 176 pupils | Good 2021 | – |
| Carlton Digby SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 4-18 | Nottingham | 97 pupils | Outstanding 2020 | – |
| Horizons AcademySpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, social, emotional and mental health and more | Special school | 7-19 | Mansfield | 0 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Newark Orchard SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 3-18 | Newark | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Portland CollegeSpecial school · also physical disability | Special school | 16-99 | Mansfield | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Redgate Primary AcademySpecial school · also autism, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties and more | Special school | 3-11 | Mansfield | 58 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
| St Giles SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | Special school | 3-18 | Retford | 241 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| The Beech AcademySpecial school · also autism | Special school | 11-19 | Mansfield | 111 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Yeoman Park AcademySpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 3-19 | Mansfield | 141 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
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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.