Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Surrey
For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Surrey has 0 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 9 special schools that cater for it.
Special schools (9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 3-11 | Reigate | 176 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Clifton Hill SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 11-19 | Caterham | 86 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Manor Mead SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 2-11 | Shepperton | 155 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Pond Meadow SchoolSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 2-19 | Guildford | 168 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Portesbery SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 3-19 | Deepcut | 145 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| St Joseph's Specialist TrustSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication | Special school | 5-19 | Cranleigh | 86 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| St Piers SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 4-19 | Lingfield | 99 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| The Ridgeway SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 2-19 | Farnham | 113 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Walton Leigh SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 11-19 | Walton-on-Thames | 93 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.