Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Norfolk
For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Norfolk has 10 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for speech, language and communication and 8 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (10)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browick Road Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Wymondham | 10 | No overall grade 2024 | 83 |
| Firside Junior SchoolPrimary school · also autism, social, emotional and mental health | Resourced provision | 7-11 | Norwich | 17 | Not inspected | 33 |
| Happisburgh Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Norwich | 5 | Requires improvement 2021 | 3 |
| Heartsease Primary AcademyPrimary school | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Norwich | 10 | Good 2023 | 12 |
| Lakenham Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Resourced provision | 3-11 | Norwich | 10 | Good 2024 | 16 |
| Lionwood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-7 | Norwich | 6 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 |
| Southtown Primary SchoolPrimary school | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Great Yarmouth | 8 | Report card 2026 | 3 |
| Terrington St Clement Community SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-11 | Kings Lynn | 10 | Good 2024 | 24 |
| Acle AcademySecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Norwich | 61 | Good 2022 | 49 |
| Marshland High SchoolSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 11-16 | Wisbech | 118 | Good 2024 | 66 |
Special schools (8)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Green SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 3-19 | Old Buckenham | 199 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Fred Nicholson SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 3-19 | Swaffham | 195 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Hall SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 3-19 | Norwich | 97 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Harford Manor School, NorwichSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more | Special school | 4-19 | Norwich | 110 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| John Grant School, Caister-on-SeaSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Great Yarmouth | 198 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Sheringham Woodfields SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 3-19 | Sheringham | 160 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Sidestrand Hall SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 7-19 | Cromer | 199 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| The Parkside School, NorwichSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 7-18 | Norwich | 199 pupils | Not inspected | – |
Mainstream schools listed for this need (1)
Registered for this need without a separate unit, so provision is within ordinary classes.
| School | Provision | Ages | Town | Places | Ofsted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Infant SchoolPrimary school · also autism | Mainstream, listed for this need | 3-7 | Norwich | – | Good 2023 | 27 |
Other 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.