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Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Liverpool

For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Liverpool has 9 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for speech, language and communication and 5 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (9)

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
Abercromby Nursery SchoolNursery school · also autismResourced provision2-5Liverpool8Outstanding 2023–
East Prescot Road Nursery SchoolNursery school · also autismResourced provision2-4Liverpool6Not inspected–
Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare CentreNursery school · also autism, social, emotional and mental healthResourced provision2-5Liverpool9Not inspected–
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health, severe learning difficultiesSEN unit and resourced provision2-11Liverpool72No overall grade 202536
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Liverpool16Good 202480
Matthew Arnold Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Liverpool31Good 202037
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreResourced provision3-11Merseyside20Good 202321
Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties and moreSEN unit3-11Liverpool30Good 20225
Pleasant Street Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Liverpool32Good 202373

Special schools (5)

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
Abbot's Lea SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and moreSpecial school3-19Liverpool272 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Bank View High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and moreSpecial school5-19Liverpool518 pupilsNo overall grade 2024–
Childwall Abbey SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school11-19Liverpool216 pupilsGood 2024–
Palmerston SchoolSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficultiesSpecial school11-19Liverpool184 pupilsNot inspected–
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other NeedsSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, visual impairmentSpecial school4-19Liverpool48 pupilsRequires improvement 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Liverpool

Other needs

AutismSocial, emotional and mental healthModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilitySpecific learning difficultiesOther 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.