Schools with specific learning difficulties provision in Liverpool

Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, with structured literacy and numeracy teaching. Liverpool has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for specific learning difficulties and 3 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
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	3-11	Merseyside	20	Good 2023	21
Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties and more	SEN unit	3-11	Liverpool	30	Good 2022	5

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
Abbot's Lea SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	3-19	Liverpool	272 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Bank View High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	5-19	Liverpool	518 pupils	No overall grade 2024	–
Childwall Abbey SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	11-19	Liverpool	216 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Liverpool

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health Moderate learning difficulties Severe learning difficulties Profound and multiple learning difficulties Hearing impairment Visual impairment Multi-sensory impairment Physical disability 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.