Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Hertfordshire
For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Hertfordshire has 13 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 (13)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti Brook Primary SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Bishops Stortford | 4 | Not inspected | – |
| Downfield Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, other needs | SEN unit | 2-11 | Waltham Cross | 12 | No overall grade 2024 | 13 |
| Featherstone Wood Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Stevenage | 8 | Good 2022 | 31 |
| Lordship Farm Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Letchworth Garden City | 3 | Report card 2026 | 67 |
| Margaret Wix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, other needs | SEN unit | 3-11 | St Albans | 12 | Not inspected | 59 |
| Sauncey Wood Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, other needs | SEN unit | 4-11 | Harpenden | 8 | No overall grade 2025 | 26 |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also autism, severe learning difficulties | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Welwyn Garden City | 12 | No overall grade 2025 | 54 |
| The Giles Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-7 | Stevenage | 3 | Good 2023 | 44 |
| Warren Dell Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Watford | 6 | Outstanding 2024 | 87 |
| Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolSecondary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Bishops Stortford | 13 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 |
| Bushey Meads SchoolSecondary school | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Bushey | 19 | No overall grade 2025 | 8 |
| Longdean SchoolSecondary school | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Hemel Hempstead | 9 | Not inspected | 28 |
| The Priory SchoolSecondary school · also autism, other needs | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Hitchin | 20 | Good 2022 | 55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colnbrook SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 4-11 | Watford | 130 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Garston Manor SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 11-16 | Watford | 175 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Middleton SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 4-11 | Ware | 113 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Pinewood SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 11-16 | Ware | 206 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
| Southfield SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 4-11 | Hatfield | 108 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| St Elizabeth's SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 5-19 | Much Hadham | 64 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| St Luke's SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 7-16 | St Albans | 182 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| The Collett SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 4-16 | Hemel Hempstead | 128 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Valley SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties | Special school | 11-16 | Stevenage | 193 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.