Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Leicester
For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Leicester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere CollegeSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Leicester | 441 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
| Netherhall Mead AcademySpecial school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 4-19 | Leicester | 138 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Oaklands Mead AcademySpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Special school | 4-11 | Leicester | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| West Gate SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | Special school | 4-19 | Leicester | 199 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
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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.