Schools with profound and multiple learning difficulties provision in Cheshire West and Chester

For pupils with profound learning disabilities alongside physical or sensory needs, usually in special schools with nursing support. Cheshire West and Chester has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for profound and multiple learning difficulties and 2 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (1)

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
Acresfield AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Chester	10	Outstanding 2024	98

Special schools (2)

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
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN CollegeSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	4-19	Chester	170 pupils	Good 2024	–
Hebden Green Community SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	Winsford	150 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health Moderate learning difficulties Severe 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.