Schools with specific learning difficulties provision in Northumberland
Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, with structured literacy and numeracy teaching. Northumberland has 0 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for specific learning difficulties and 4 special schools that cater for it.
Special schools (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barndale SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Alnwick | 110 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Cleaswell Hill SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more | Special school | 2-19 | Choppington | 261 pupils | Outstanding 2022 | – |
| Cramlington Hillcrest SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more | Special school | 11-18 | Cramlington | 125 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| The Dales SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more | Special school | 4-11 | Blyth | 236 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.