Schools with visual impairment provision in Liverpool
Blind and partially sighted pupils, with qualified teachers of the visually impaired, braille and mobility training. Liverpool has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for visual impairment and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties and more | SEN unit | 3-11 | Liverpool | 30 | Good 2022 | 5 |
| Springwood Heath Primary SchoolPrimary school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties | Resourced provision | 4-11 | Liverpool | 60 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 |
Special schools (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank View High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more | Special school | 5-19 | Liverpool | 518 pupils | No overall grade 2024 | – |
| Childwall Abbey SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 11-19 | Liverpool | 216 pupils | Good 2024 | – |
| Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)Special school · also hearing impairment | Special school | 2-19 | Liverpool | 80 pupils | Report card 2026 | – |
| St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other NeedsSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, speech, language and communication | Special school | 4-19 | Liverpool | 48 pupils | Requires improvement 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.