Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Gloucestershire
For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Gloucestershire has 5 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for speech, language and communication and 9 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | SEN unit | 2-11 | Cirencester | 10 | No overall grade 2025 | 27 |
| Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Cheltenham | 8 | Outstanding 2023 | 91 |
| Gastrells Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health and more | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Stroud | 6 | No overall grade 2025 | 17 |
| Ruardean Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Ruardean | – | Good 2023 | 8 |
| Willow Primary AcademyPrimary school · also autism | SEN unit | 4-11 | Gloucester | 30 | Good 2024 | 2 |
Special schools (9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman Knight SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs | Special school | 7-19 | Tewkesbury | 238 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Battledown SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more | Special school | 2-11 | Cheltenham | 64 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Bettridge SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-19 | Cheltenham | 145 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Brook AcademySpecial school · also social, emotional and mental health | Special school | 11-16 | Gloucester | 73 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Heart of the Forest Community Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more | Special school | 4-19 | Coleford | 160 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| National Star CollegeSpecial school · also multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties | Special school | 16-99 | Cheltenham | – pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Sladewood AcademySpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-11 | Stroud | 64 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| St Rose's Special SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, visual impairment | Special school | 2-19 | Stroud | 75 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| The Milestone SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-16 | Gloucester | 322 pupils | No overall grade 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.