Special needs schools in the West of England
Are you looking for a special needs school in Central & West areas of England, or trying to find more information about special schools in this region?
Search here for independent special needs schools in Bath & North-East Somerset, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire and Wiltshire. Find and compare schools nearest to you and those with particular specialisms.
You will find all special schools in this region listed at the bottom of this page, with abbreviations denoting the conditions each school caters for (check our glossary for definitions).
Click on a school's name for information about that school. Schools at the top of the listings in highlighted panels feature full profile information including social media, website and email links and optional video.
You can narrow down your search by using the search boxes below to select schools by age, gender, those that offer residential facilities, and those that have a speciality in:
a) social interaction difficulties (including autism and Asperger syndrome)
b) emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties
c) learning difficulties (including dyslexia/SPLD)
d) sensory or physical impairment
Our postcode search facility allows you to find and compare schools nearest to you by searching a radius of two to 100 miles.
You can gain further advice from a selection of articles on this website about choosing a special needs school.
These search results are from www.specialneedsguide.co.uk, the online edition of John Catt's Which School? for Special Needs guidebook, now in its 25th edition.
Bredon School
Pull Court,
Bushley,
Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire,
GL20 6AH
DYSL, DYSP, SPLD
Read more about Bredon School
LVS Oxford
Spring Hill Road,
Begbroke,
Oxfordshire,
OX5 1RX
ASD, ASP, AUT
Read more about LVS Oxford
Prior's Court School
Hermitage,
Thatcham,
West Berkshire,
RG18 9NU
AUT, CLD, EPI, MLD, SCLD
Read more about Prior's Court School
Ruskin Mill College
The Fisheries,
Horsley,
Gloucestershire,
GL6 0PL
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEBD, SPLD
Read more about Ruskin Mill College
The Pace Centre
Philip Green House,
Coventon Road,
Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire,
HP19 9JL
CLD, CP, DYSP, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, PNI, SCLD, SLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Read more about The Pace Centre
The Unicorn School
20 Marcham Road,
Abingdon,
Oxfordshire,
OX14 1AA
DYSL, DYSP
Read more about The Unicorn School
Action for Children Parklands Campus
Chardleigh House,
Near Appleton,
Abingdon,
Oxfordshire,
OX13 5QB
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, EBD, LD, MLD, SEBD, SPLD
Aurora St Christopher's School
Westbury Park,
Bristol,
BS6 7JE
ASD, AUT, CLD, CP, EPI, PhysD, PartH, PMLD, SCLD, SLD, SpeechLD
Belgrave School
10 Upper Belgrave Road,
Clifton,
Bristol,
BS8 2XH
AttDD, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, SPLI, SpeechLD
Calder House School
Thickwood Lane,
Colerne,
Wiltshire,
SN14 8BN
DEL, DYSL, DYSP, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Cambian Bletchley Park School
Whaddon Way,
Bletchley,
Milton Keynes,
Buckinghamshire,
MK3 7EB
ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, EBD, SCD
Cambian Southwick Park School
Gloucester Road,
Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire,
GL20 7DG
ASD, AUT, CLD, DYSP, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SCLD, SEBD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
Chilworth House School
Thame Road,
Wheatley,
Oxford,
Oxfordshire,
OX33 1JP
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, EBD, MLD, SCD, SLD
Chilworth House Upper School
Grooms Farm,
Thame Road,
Wheatley,
Oxfordshire,
OX33 1JP
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DEL, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SEBD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Cotswold Chine School
Box,
Stroud,
Gloucestershire,
GL6 9AG
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, MLD, SpeechLD
Farleigh Further Education College Swindon
Fairview House,
43 Bath Road, Old Town,
Swindon,
Wiltshire,
SN1 4AS
ASP, LD
Mary Hare Primary School
Mill Hall, Pigeons Farm Road,
Thatcham,
Newbury,
West Berkshire,
RG19 8XA
Deaf, Hlmp, SPLI, SpeechLD
Mary Hare Secondary School
Arlington Manor,
Snelsmore Common,
Newbury,
West Berkshire,
RG14 3BQ
Deaf, Hlmp
National Star College
Ullenwood,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL53 9QU
ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Sheiling School, Thornbury
Thornbury Park,
Thornbury,
Bristol,
BS35 1HP
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SEBD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
St Rose's School
Stratford Lawn,
Stroud,
Gloucestershire,
GL5 4AP
CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD, VIS
Swalcliffe Park School Trust
Swalcliffe,
Banbury,
Oxfordshire,
OX15 5EP
ADHD, ASD, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SpeechLD
Tumblewood Project School
The Laurels,
4 Hawkeridge Road, Heywood,
Westbury,
Wiltshire,
BA13 4LF
ADHD, DYSL, DYSP, LD
William Morris College
Eastington,
Stonehouse,
Gloucestershire,
GL10 3SH
ASP, AUT, DYSP, EBD, EPI, MLD