Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Lewisham

For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Lewisham has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 3 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (2)

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
Deptford Park Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	4-11	London	12	Good 2022	20
Conisborough CollegeSecondary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	11-16	London	35	Requires improvement 2022	4

Special schools (3)

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
Greenvale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	11-19	London	216 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
New Woodlands SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	5-16	Bromley	101 pupils	Not inspected	–
Watergate SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more	Special school	4-11	London	185 pupils	Outstanding 2022	–

Other councils All schools in Lewisham

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.