Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 0 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 4 special schools that cater for it.
Special schools (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langside SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties | Special school | 2-19 | Poole | 32 pupils | Good 2020 | – |
| Linwood SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health and more | Special school | 2-19 | Bournemouth | 437 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Montacute SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 2-18 | Poole | 97 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Portfield SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 4-19 | Christchurch | 144 pupils | Not inspected | – |
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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.