Schools with moderate learning difficulties provision in West Sussex

For pupils who learn at a slower pace across the curriculum and need work adapted for them. West Sussex has 2 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 (2)

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
Ormiston Six Villages AcademySecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, physical disability and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Chichester	137	Good 2022	45
Worthing High SchoolSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs and more	SEN unit	11-16	Worthing	41	Not inspected	57

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
Herons Dale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	4-11	Shoreham-by-Sea	146 pupils	Good 2023	–
Manor Green CollegeSpecial school · also autism, severe learning difficulties	Special school	11-19	Crawley	210 pupils	Not inspected	–
Manor Green Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, severe learning difficulties	Special school	2-11	Crawley	208 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
Oak Grove CollegeSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	11-19	Worthing	274 pupils	Good 2024	–
Palatine Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties	Special school	4-11	Worthing	222 pupils	Good 2023	–
St Anthony's SchoolSpecial school · also autism, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties	Special school	4-16	Chichester	254 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Woodlands MeedSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	2-19	Burgess Hill	296 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in West Sussex

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.