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Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Devon

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Devon has 5 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 4 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (5)

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and moreResourced provision2-11Torrington20No overall grade 20248
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision7-11Ilfracombe8No overall grade 20249
Marpool Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Exmouth6Inadequate 20231
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreSEN unit and resourced provision2-11Okehampton16Good 202225
Westcliff Primary AcademyPrimary schoolResourced provision4-11Dawlish8No overall grade 20242

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Barley Lane SchoolSpecial schoolSpecial school7-16Exeter80 pupilsRequires improvement 2024–
Marland SchoolSpecial schoolSpecial school5-16Torrington163 pupilsGood 2023–
Oakwood Specialist CollegeSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficultiesSpecial school16-25Dawlish– pupilsNot inspected–
The Promise SchoolSpecial school · also autismSpecial school4-16Okehampton79 pupilsReport card 2026–

Mainstream schools listed for this need (3)

Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park VillasSixth form / post-16 · also moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficultiesMainstream, listed for this need16-25Dawlish–Not inspected–
Brixington Primary AcademyPrimary schoolMainstream, listed for this need2-11Exmouth–Report card 202610
Exmouth Community CollegeSecondary school · also autismMainstream, listed for this need11-18Exmouth–Requires improvement 202414
Other councilsAll schools in Devon

Other needs

AutismSpeech, language and communicationModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilitySpecific learning difficultiesOther 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.