Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Nottinghamshire

For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Nottinghamshire has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 4 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
Leverton Church of England AcademyPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	2-11	Retford	1	Good 2023	57

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
Newark Orchard SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health	Special school	3-18	Newark	– pupils	Not inspected	–
Redgate Primary AcademySpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties and more	Special school	3-11	Mansfield	58 pupils	Report card 2026	–
St Giles SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	3-18	Retford	241 pupils	Not inspected	–
Yeoman Park AcademySpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	3-19	Mansfield	141 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–

Other councils All schools in Nottinghamshire

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.