Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in East Sussex

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. East Sussex has 1 mainstream school 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 (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
The Eastbourne AcademySecondary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	SEN unit and resourced provision	11-16	Eastbourne	22	Report card 2026	7

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
Cuckmere House SchoolSpecial school · also autism	Special school	6-16	Seaford	92 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)Special school · also autism	Special school	5-16	St Leonards-on-Sea	80 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–
St Mary's SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties	Special school	9-16	Heathfield	78 pupils	Good 2023	–
The Mount Camphill Community LtdSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties	Special school	16-25	Wadhurst	– pupils	Not inspected	–

Other councils All schools in East Sussex

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Moderate learning difficulties Severe 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.