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Schools with specific learning difficulties provision in Wigan

Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, with structured literacy and numeracy teaching. Wigan has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for specific learning difficulties and 2 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (4)

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Garrett Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester14Outstanding 202494
Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester8Good 202357
Platt Bridge Community SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Wigan5Good 202455
The Byrchall High SchoolSecondary school · also profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficultiesSEN unit11-16Wigan8Good 202228

Special schools (2)

Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Hope SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and moreSpecial school2-19Wigan233 pupilsNo overall grade 2025–
Oakfield High School and CollegeSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school11-19Wigan413 pupilsOutstanding 2024–

Mainstream schools listed for this need (1)

Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary schoolMainstream, listed for this need2-11Leigh–Not inspected17
Other councilsAll schools in Wigan

Other needs

AutismSpeech, language and communicationSocial, emotional and mental healthModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilityOther 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.