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

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. West Sussex has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 5 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (2)

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
Ormiston Six Villages AcademySecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Chichester	137	Good 2022	45
Worthing High SchoolSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	SEN unit	11-16	Worthing	41	Not inspected	57

Special schools (5)

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
Brantridge SchoolSpecial school	Special school	6-11	Haywards Heath	80 pupils	Report card 2026	–
Cornfield School, LittlehamptonSpecial school	Special school	8-16	Littlehampton	83 pupils	Report card 2026	–
Herons Dale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	4-11	Shoreham-by-Sea	146 pupils	Good 2023	–
Muntham House SchoolSpecial school · also autism	Special school	5-18	Horsham	142 pupils	Good 2024	–
Woodlands MeedSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	Burgess Hill	296 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in West 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.