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Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Manchester

For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Manchester has 16 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 (16)

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
Abraham Moss Community SchoolAll-through school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision3-16Manchester16Not inspected30
Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental healthResourced provision3-11Manchester27No overall grade 20256
Barlow Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismResourced provision2-11Manchester7Not inspected57
Benchill Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismSEN unit3-11Manchester27No overall grade 202422
Co-op Academy MedlockPrimary schoolResourced provision2-11Manchester6Requires improvement 20217
Higher Openshaw Community SchoolPrimary school · also autismResourced provision3-11Manchester–Good 202375
Newall Green Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreSEN unit and resourced provision2-11Manchester37Good 20237
Old Moat Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismSEN unit3-11Manchester30Outstanding 202483
Pike Fold Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismResourced provision3-11Manchester9Good 202353
Rack House Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental healthResourced provision2-11Manchester7Report card 202587
Rushbrook Primary AcademyPrimary school · also autismSEN unit2-11Manchester40Good 202434
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterPrimary school · also social, emotional and mental healthResourced provision3-11Manchester–Good 202314
St Brigid's RC Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester7Good 202414
St Willibrord's RC Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismResourced provision3-11Manchester7Good 202253
Webster Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismResourced provision3-11Manchester7No overall grade 202578
Manchester AcademySecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreSEN unit and resourced provision11-16Manchester145Good 202267

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
Bridge CollegeSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficultiesSpecial school16-25Manchester– pupilsNot inspected–
Lancasterian SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school3-16Manchester196 pupilsNot inspected–
North Ridge High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school11-19Manchester207 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Rodney House SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school4-11Manchester75 pupilsOutstanding 2023–
The Birches SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficultiesSpecial school4-11Manchester168 pupilsGood 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Manchester

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.