Schools with visual impairment provision in Lancashire
Blind and partially sighted pupils, with qualified teachers of the visually impaired, braille and mobility training. Lancashire has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for visual impairment and 17 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basnett Street Nursery SchoolNursery school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 3-5 | Burnley | 106 | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Morecambe Bay Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | SEN unit and resourced provision | 3-11 | Morecambe | 8 | Report card 2026 | 1 |
Special schools (17)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorns Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-11 | Preston | 93 pupils | No overall grade 2025 | – |
| Broadfield Specialist SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Burnley | 267 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Chorley Astley Park SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-16 | Chorley | 161 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Holly Grove SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more | Special school | 2-11 | Burnley | 138 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Kingsbury Primary Special SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-11 | Skelmersdale | 132 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Kirkham Pear Tree SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 2-19 | Preston | 112 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Mayfield SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Chorley | 133 pupils | Good 2022 | – |
| Morecambe Road SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 3-16 | Morecambe | 224 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Oswaldtwistle White Ash SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-11 | Accrington | 118 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| Pendle Community High School & CollegeSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Nelson | 166 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Pendle View Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 2-11 | Colne | 132 pupils | Outstanding 2023 | – |
| Ridgewood Community High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Burnley | 192 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Preston | 255 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| The Coppice SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more | Special school | 2-19 | Preston | 64 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| The Loyne Specialist SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 4-19 | Lancaster | 121 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-19 | Blackpool | 141 pupils | Outstanding 2024 | – |
| West Lancashire Community High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more | Special school | 11-19 | Skelmersdale | 176 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
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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.