Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Liverpool
For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Liverpool has 6 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 7 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication | SEN unit and resourced provision | 2-11 | Liverpool | 72 | No overall grade 2025 | 36 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 2-11 | Liverpool | 51 | No overall grade 2024 | 38 |
| Corinthian Community Primary SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-11 | Liverpool | 20 | Report card 2026 | 1 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Liverpool | 24 | Good 2023 | 25 |
| Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties and more | SEN unit | 3-11 | Liverpool | 30 | Good 2022 | 5 |
| Springwood Heath Primary SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, visual impairment | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Liverpool | 60 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 |
Special schools (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Lea SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more | Special school | 3-19 | Liverpool | 272 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Bank View High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more | Special school | 5-19 | Liverpool | 518 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Millstead SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 2-11 | Liverpool | 309 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Palmerston SchoolSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 184 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Princes SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 2-11 | Liverpool | 251 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Redbridge High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, physical disability | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 154 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Sandfield Park SchoolSpecial school · also other needs, physical disability | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 87 pupils | Outstanding 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.