Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Wigan

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Wigan has 3 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 3 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (3)

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
Garrett Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	Resourced provision	3-11	Manchester	14	Outstanding 2024	94
Marsh Green Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, physical disability, speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	2-11	Wigan	4	No overall grade 2025	19
Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	3-11	Manchester	8	Good 2023	57

Special schools (3)

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
Newbridge Learning CommunitySpecial school	Special school	11-16	Wigan	83 pupils	Good 2024	–
Oakfield High School and CollegeSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	11-19	Wigan	413 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Willow Grove Primary SchoolSpecial school	Special school	5-11	Wigan	68 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in Wigan

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.