Schools with visual impairment provision in Derbyshire

Blind and partially sighted pupils, with qualified teachers of the visually impaired, braille and mobility training. Derbyshire has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for visual impairment and 3 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (1)

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
Outwood Academy NewboldSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	Resourced provision	11-18	Chesterfield	15	Good 2022	81

Special schools (3)

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
Brackenfield Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more	Special school	3-19	Nottingham	283 pupils	No overall grade 2024	–
Peak SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	High Peak	86 pupils	No overall grade 2025	–
Swanwick School and Sports CollegeSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	5-16	Alfreton	101 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
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise AcademySecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	Mainstream, listed for this need	11-16	Ilkeston	–	Good 2024	32

Other councils All schools in Derbyshire

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health Moderate learning difficulties Severe learning difficulties Profound and multiple learning difficulties Hearing impairment Multi-sensory impairment Physical disability Specific learning difficulties 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.