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Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Newcastle upon Tyne

For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Newcastle upon Tyne has 5 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for speech, language and communication and 1 special school that caters 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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Atkinson Road Primary AcademyPrimary school · also autismResourced provision2-11Newcastle-upon-Tyne16Good 202354
North Fawdon Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Newcastle-upon-Tyne8No overall grade 202438
West Walker Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision2-11Newcastle-upon-Tyne6Not inspected10
Kenton SchoolSecondary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health and moreSEN unit and resourced provision11-18Newcastle-upon-Tyne48No overall grade 20257
Walbottle AcademySecondary schoolResourced provision11-18Newcastle-upon-Tyne12Good 202331

Special schools (1)

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
Northern Counties SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school3-19Newcastle-upon-Tyne89 pupilsGood 2024–
Other councilsAll schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

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.