Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in West Berkshire
For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. West Berkshire has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 1 special school that caters 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennet Valley Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Reading | 12 | Report card 2026 | 25 |
Special schools (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Castle SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 3-19 | Newbury | 228 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.