Schools with visual impairment provision in Suffolk

Blind and partially sighted pupils, with qualified teachers of the visually impaired, braille and mobility training. Suffolk 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
Lakenheath Community Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	SEN unit	4-11	Lakenheath	12	Good 2024	22

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
Priory SchoolSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	5-19	Bury St Edmunds	241 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
The Bridge SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	4-19	Ipswich	257 pupils	Good 2023	–
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston AcademySpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	3-16	Ipswich	105 pupils	Good 2021	–

Other councils All schools in Suffolk

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.