Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Kent
For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Kent has 0 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 11 special schools that cater for it.
Special schools (11)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Acre Wood SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 4-19 | Maidstone | 871 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Foreland Fields SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 3-19 | Ramsgate | 295 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Ifield SchoolSpecial school · also autism, other needs, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Special school | 4-19 | Gravesend | 282 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Leigh Academy MilestoneSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 2-19 | Longfield | 374 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Meadowfield SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | Special school | 4-19 | Sittingbourne | 396 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Nexus Foundation Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Special school | 2-19 | Tonbridge | 307 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Oakley SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Tunbridge Wells | 224 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| St Nicholas' SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 4-19 | Canterbury | 402 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Stone Bay SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 4-19 | Broadstairs | 108 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Beacon FolkestoneSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | Special school | 3-19 | Folkestone | 469 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| The Wyvern School (Buxford)Special school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 4-19 | Ashford | 374 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
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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.