Schools with specific learning difficulties provision in Lancashire
Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, with structured literacy and numeracy teaching. Lancashire has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for specific learning difficulties and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basnett Street Nursery SchoolNursery school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 3-5 | Burnley | 106 | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Morecambe Bay Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | SEN unit and resourced provision | 3-11 | Morecambe | 8 | Report card 2026 | 1 |
Special schools (12)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleasdale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more | Special school | 2-19 | Carnforth | 88 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Broadfield Specialist SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Burnley | 267 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Kingsbury Primary Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-11 | Skelmersdale | 132 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Mayfield SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Chorley | 133 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Oswaldtwistle White Ash SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-11 | Accrington | 118 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Ridgewood Community High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Burnley | 192 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Preston | 255 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| The Coppice SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 2-19 | Preston | 64 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Loyne Specialist SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Lancaster | 121 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| The Rose SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health | Special school | 11-16 | Burnley | 88 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-19 | Blackpool | 141 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| West Lancashire Community High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more | Special school | 11-19 | Skelmersdale | 176 pupils | Good 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.