Schools with moderate learning difficulties provision in Somerset
For pupils who learn at a slower pace across the curriculum and need work adapted for them. Somerset has 6 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties and 7 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater College AcademyAll-through school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and more | Resourced provision | 3-16 | Bridgwater | 19 | Report card 2026 | 1 |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, specific learning difficulties | SEN unit | 2-11 | Radstock | 4 | Report card 2025 | 14 |
| Brookside Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | SEN unit | 3-11 | Street | 51 | Good 2023 | 28 |
| Burnham-On-Sea Infant SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication | SEN unit | 4-7 | Burnham-on-Sea | 7 | Requires improvement 2023 | – |
| Knights Templar Community Church School & NurseryPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-9 | Watchet | 6 | No overall grade 2024 | 26 |
| Northgate Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties | SEN unit | 2-11 | Bridgwater | 7 | Report card 2026 | 67 |
Special schools (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora FoxesSpecial school | Special school | 16-25 | Minehead | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Avalon SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 11-19 | Street | 81 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Cambian Lufton CollegeSpecial school | Special school | 16-25 | Yeovil | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Critchill Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 4-19 | Frome | 96 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Fairmead SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 4-19 | Yeovil | 152 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Polden Bower SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 4-19 | Bridgwater | 260 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Selworthy Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 4-19 | Taunton | 204 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
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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.