Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Oxfordshire
For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Oxfordshire has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 6 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Shenington | 8 | No overall grade 2025 | 60 |
| Southwold Primary SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit and resourced provision | 2-11 | Bicester | 24 | Not inspected | 35 |
| Whitelands AcademySecondary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Bicester | 6 | Good 2023 | 32 |
| Wood Green SchoolSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Witney | 18 | Not inspected | 46 |
Special schools (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxham Grove AcademySpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 7-18 | Banbury | 102 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Mulberry Bush SchoolSpecial school | Special school | 5-12 | Witney | 24 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Northern House AcademySpecial school · also autism | Special school | 5-11 | Oxford | 93 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Orion AcademySpecial school · also autism | Special school | 10-18 | Oxford | 74 pupils | Requires improvement 2024 | – |
| Swalcliffe Park School CIOSpecial school · also autism | Special school | 10-19 | Banbury | 73 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| The Iffley AcademySpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 5-18 | Oxford | 180 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
Mainstream schools listed for this need (2)
Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill View Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties | Mainstream, listed for this need | 3-11 | Banbury | – | Good 2022 | 17 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ThamePrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Mainstream, listed for this need | 4-11 | Thame | – | No overall grade 2025 | 49 |
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.