Schools for emotional and behavioural difficulties
Are you looking for a school that specialises in emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties? Here you can find and compare schools that meet your child's needs.
Please note that for entry in our guidebook and website we ask schools to nominate one particular area of speciality to provide extra guidance for our readers. Those schools that have chosen emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties are featured on this page.
We do appreciate, however, that many schools provide services that span two or more of our categories, so please do check out our other featured schools in the following categories to give you a full picture of the schools available:
a) social interaction difficulties (autism, ASD & ASP)
b) learning difficulties (including dyslexia/SPLD)
c) sensory or physical impairment
You will find all special schools with a speciality in emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties 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, and those that offer residential facilities.
You can also search by region and 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.
TCES North West London
85 Old Oak Common Lane,
Acton,
W3 7DD,
London
ASD, AUT, BESD, EBD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Read more about TCES North West London
The Roaches Independent School
Tunstall Road,
Knypersley,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST8 7AB,
Staffordshire
BESD, EBD, SEMH
Read more about The Roaches Independent School
West Heath School
Ashgrove Road,
Sevenoaks,
TN13 1SR,
Kent
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DEL, EBD, SCD, SEMH, SPLD, SpeechLD
Read more about West Heath School
Appletree School
Natland,
Kendal,
LA9 7QS,
Cumbria
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, GLD, HighA, LD, MLD, SCD, SEMH
Ashcroft School
Together Trust Campus,
Schools Hill,
Cheadle,
SK8 1JE,
Greater Manchester
ADHD, ASD, BESD, EBD, SEMH
Aurora Brambles School
159 Longmeanygate,
Midge Hill,
Leyland,
PR26 7TB,
Lancashire
ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, EBD, MLD, SEMH
Barnardos
Tanners Lane,
Barkingside,
Ilford,
IG6 1QG,
Essex
AUT, EBD, MLD, PMLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Beech Lodge School
Stubbings Lane,
Henley Road,
Maidenhead,
SL6 6QL,
Berkshire
ADHD, BESD, DYSL, SEMH
Brantridge School
Staplefield Place,
Staplefield,
Haywards Heath,
RH17 6EQ,
West Sussex
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, EBD, LD
Brantwood Specialist School
1 Kenwood Bank,
Nether Edge,
Sheffield,
S7 1NU,
South Yorkshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
Breckenbrough School
Sandhutton,
Thirsk,
YO7 4EN,
North Yorkshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, BESD, DEL, DYSL, EBD, HighA
Brewood School
86 London Road,
Deal,
CT14 9TR,
Kent
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DEL, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, Physlmp, SCD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
Cambian Beverley School
Units 19 & 20,
Priory Road,
Beverley,
HU17 0EW,
East Riding of Yorkshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, SEMH
Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House,
Thrush Drive,
Bury,
BL9 6JD,
Greater Manchester
BESD, EBD, LD, SEMH
Cambian Home Tree School
172 March Road,
Friday Bridge,
Wisbech,
PE14 0LP,
Cambridgeshire
BESD, EBD, SEMH
Cambian Northampton School
67a Queens Park Parade,
Kingsthorpe,
Northampton,
NN2 6LR,
Northamptonshire
BESD, EBD, LD, SEMH
Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane,
Bamber Bridge,
Preston,
PR5 8LN,
Lancashire
ADHD, BESD, EBD, SEMH
Cambian Scarborough School
Unit 11, Plaxton Park Industrial Estate,
Cayton Low Road,
Scarborough,
YO11 3BQ,
North Yorkshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, EBD, SEMH
Cambian Somerset School
Creech Court, Mill Lane,
Creech St. Michael,
Taunton,
TA3 5PX,
Somerset
ASD, ASP, AUT, EBD, SEMH
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street,
Tyldesley,
Leigh,
M29 8BS,
Greater Manchester
ADHD, ASD, AUT, EBD, SEMH, SLD
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road,
Kendal,
LA9 5EZ,
Cumbria
ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, MLD
Cambian Wisbech School
The Old Sessions House,
32 Somers Road,
Wisbech,
PE13 1JF,
Cambridgeshire
BESD, EBD, SEMH
Camphill Community Glencraig
4 Seahill Road,
Holywood,
BT18 0DB,
County Down
ADHD, ASP, AUT, CP, DYSP, EBD, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, PMLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Cedar House School
Bentham,
Lancaster,
LA2 7DD,
Lancashire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SPLD, SpeechLD
Chaigeley
Lymm Road,
Thelwall,
Warrington,
WA4 2TE
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DYSL, EBD, GLD, HighA, LD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SLD, SpeechLD
Chilworth House School
Thame Road,
Wheatley,
Oxford,
OX33 1JP,
Oxfordshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, EBD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SLD
Chilworth House Upper School
Grooms Farm,
Thame Road,
Wheatley,
OX33 1JP,
Oxfordshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DEL, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD, SpeechLD
Cotswold Chine School
Box,
Stroud,
GL6 9AG,
Gloucestershire
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, MLD, SpeechLD
Cumberland School
Rivington Lane,
Rivington,
Bolton,
BL6 7RX,
Greater Manchester
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, MLD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Draycott Moor College
Draycott Old Road,
Draycott-in-the-Moors,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST11 9AH,
Staffordshire
EBD, SCLD
Eastwood Grange School
Milken Lane,
Ashover,
Chesterfield,
S45 0BA,
Derbyshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT
Esland School
Units 12-13, Oare Gunpowder Works,
Off Bysingwood Road,
Faversham,
ME13 7UD,
Kent
BESD
Fairways School
Redhill Road,
Kings Norton,
Birmingham,
B38 9EL,
West Midlands
ADHD, ASD, DYSL, MLD, SEMH
Falkland House School
Falkland Estate,
Cupar,
KY15 7AE,
Fife
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, BESD, DYSL, EBD, EPI, SCD, SPLD
Harmeny Education Trust Ltd
Harmeny School,
Mansfield Road,
Balerno,
EH14 7JY,
Edinburgh
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, DYSL, EBD, SPLD
Heath Farm School
Egerton Road,
Charing Heath,
Ashford,
TN27 0AX,
Kent
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DYSL, DYSP
High Close School
High Close,
Wiltshire Road,
Wokingham,
RG40 1TT,
Berkshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, EBD, MLD
Hillcrest Glebedale School
Grove Road,
Heron Cross,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 3AY,
Staffordshire
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Hillcrest Jubilee School
84-86 Jubilee Road,
Waterlooville,
PO7 7RE,
Hampshire
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Hillcrest New Barn School
The Long Barn,
Welford,
Newbury,
RG20 8HZ,
West Berkshire
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Hillcrest Park School
Southcombe,
Chipping Norton,
Oxford,
OX7 5QH,
Oxfordshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, AUT, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Hillcrest Slinfold School
Stane Street,
Slinfold,
Horsham,
RH13 0QX,
West Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, AUT, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Hope House School
Barnby Road,
Newark,
NG24 3NE,
Nottinghamshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DEL, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Horton House School
Hilltop Farm, Sutton Road,
Wawne,
Kingston upon Hull,
HU7 5YY,
East Riding of Yorkshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLD
Inaura School
Moorview House,
Burrowbridge,
Bridgwater,
TA7 0RB,
Somerset
ADHD, ASD, BESD, CLD, EBD, LD, SCD
Insights School & Skills Academy
3-5 Alexandria Road,
Ealing,
London,
W13 0NP
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DYSL, EBD, GLD, MLD, SCD, SPLD
Kibble Education and Care Centre
Goudie Street,
Paisley,
PA3 2LG,
Renfrewshire
EBD, MLD, SCD, SLD, SPLD
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre,
364 Ormskirk Road, Tanhouse,
Skelmersdale,
WN8 9AL,
Lancashire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DYSL, EBD, GLD, SCD
Lewis Charlton Learning Centre
The Lantern,
North Street,
Ashby-De-La-Zouch,
LE65 1HS,
Leicestershire
EBD
Meadow View Farm School
c/o Brookland Farm House,
Kirby Road,
Barwell,
LE9 8FT,
Leicestershire
ASD, BESD, SCD
Meadows School and Meadows 16+
London Road,
Southborough,
TN4 0RJ,
Kent
ADHD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, MLD, SEMH
Muntham House School
Barns Green,
Muntham Drive,
Horsham,
RH13 0NJ,
West Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, BESD, DYSL, EBD, MLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Oakwood Specialist College (Dawlish Campus)
7-9 Oak Park Villas,
Dawlish,
EX7 0DE,
Devon
ADHD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, MLD, PMLD, SEMH, SLD
Oakwood Specialist College (Torpoint Campus)
5-7 St James Road,
Torpoint,
PL11 2BJ,
Cornwall
ADHD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, MLD, SLD
Octavia House School, Vauxhall
Vauxhall Primary School,
Vauxhall Street,
London,
SE11 5LG
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
Octavia House School, Walworth
Larcom House,
Larcom Street,
SE17 1RT,
London
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
On Track Education Centre, Mildenhall
82e & 82F Fred Dannatt Road,
Mildenhall,
IP28 7RD,
Suffolk
ASD, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
Oversands School
Witherslack,
Grange-Over-Sands,
LA11 6SD,
Cumbria
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, EBD, MLD, SEMH, SPLD
Philpots Manor School
West Hoathly,
East Grinstead,
RH19 4PR,
West Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DEL, DYSL, EBD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Queenswood School
Callows Hills Farm,
Hereford Road,
Ledbury,
HR8 2PZ,
Herefordshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SEMH, SPLD, SpeechLD
Reddish Hall School
Denstone Road,
Reddish,
Stockport,
SK5 6UY,
Greater Manchester
ADHD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SPLD
Ripplevale School
Chapel Lane,
Ripple,
Deal,
CT14 8JG,
Kent
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, GLD, HighA, LD, MLD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Small Haven School
146 - 150 Newington Road,
Ramsgate,
CT12 6PT,
Kent
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DEL, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, Physlmp, SCD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
St Edward's School
Melchet Court,
Sherfield English,
Romsey,
SO51 6ZR,
Hampshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DYSL, EBD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SPLD
Talbot House School
Hexham Road,
Walbottle,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE15 8HW,
Tyne & Wear
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, BESD, EBD, MLD
Talocher School
Talocher Farm,
Wonastow Road,
Monmouth,
NP25 4DN,
Monmouthshire
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SEMH, SPLD
The Grange Therapeutic School
15-17 Somerby Road,
Knossington,
LE15 8LY,
Rutland
ASD, ASP, AUT, SEMH
The Linnet Independent Learning Centre
107 Mount Pleasant Road,
Castle Gresley,
Swadlincote,
DE11 9JE,
Derbyshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SPLD, SpeechLD
The Marchant-Holliday School
North Cheriton,
Templecombe,
BA8 0AH,
Somerset
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, SCD
The Mount Camphill Community
Faircrouch Lane,
Wadhurst,
TN5 6PT,
East Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PNI, SCD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
The Ryes College & Community
Pump Farm, Bures Road,
Assington,
Sudbury,
CO10 5NA,
Suffolk
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
The William Henry Smith School
Boothroyd Lane,
Brighouse,
HD6 3JW,
West Yorkshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, BESD, CLD, GLD, SCD, SEMH, SPLD
Turnstone House
Birtwick Park,
Old Bungay Road, Kirby Cane,
Bungay,
NR35 2HP,
Suffolk
EBD, SEMH, SPLD
Values Academy Birmingham
15 Key Hill,
Hockley Hill,
Birmingham,
B18 5PB,
West Midlands
BESD, EBD, SEMH
Wings School, Nottinghamshire
Kirklington Hall,
Kirklington,
Newark,
NG22 8NB,
Nottinghamshire
ADHD, ASD, SEMH