Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Hampshire

For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Hampshire has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 10 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
Tiptoe Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism	Resourced provision	5-11	Lymington	16	Good 2022	66

Special schools (10)

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
Forest Park SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	2-19	Southampton	147 pupils	Good 2022	–
Henry Tyndale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Farnborough	178 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–
Hollywater SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more	Special school	4-19	Bordon	160 pupils	Good 2023	–
Icknield SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	3-19	Andover	93 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Limington House SchoolSpecial school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	4-19	Basingstoke	103 pupils	Not inspected	–
Rachel Madocks SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Waterlooville	104 pupils	Good 2023	–
Riverside Community Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	Special school	3-11	Waterlooville	157 pupils	Good 2023	–
Samuel Cody SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	4-16	Farnborough	352 pupils	Report card 2026	–
Saxon Wood SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	2-11	Basingstoke	45 pupils	Good 2023	–
St Francis Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Fareham	115 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in Hampshire

Other needs

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