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Schools with other needs provision in West Northamptonshire

Provision the government lists without a more specific category. West Northamptonshire has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for other needs and 1 special school that caters 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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Castle AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationSEN unit3-11Northampton10Report card 202654
Hardingstone AcademyPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationSEN unit0-11Northampton11Good 202349

Special schools (1)

Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Northgate School Academy TrustSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school11-18Northampton289 pupilsNo overall grade 2025

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.