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Schools with other needs provision in Wigan

Provision the government lists without a more specific category. Wigan 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
Garrett Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester14Outstanding 202494
Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester8Good 202357

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
Hope SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moreSpecial school2-19Wigan233 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.