Schools for learning difficulties
Are you looking for a school that specialises in learning difficulties (including dyslexia/SPLD)? 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 earning 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) emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties (EBSD)
c) sensory or physical impairment
You will find all special schools with a speciality in earning 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, including articles with a particular focus on dyslexia, learning difficulties and speech and language difficulties.
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 28th edition.
Abingdon House School
Broadley Terrace,
Marylebone,
London,
NW1 6LG
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, SEMH
Read more about Abingdon House School
Bredon School
Pull Court,
Bushley,
Tewkesbury,
GL20 6AH,
Gloucestershire
DYSL, DYSP
Read more about Bredon School
Fairfield Farm College
43 High Street,
Dilton Marsh,
BA13 4DL,
Wiltshire
LD, MLD
Read more about Fairfield Farm College
Kisimul School
The Old Vicarage, 61 High Street,
Swinderby,
Lincoln,
LN6 9LU,
Lincolnshire
ASD, AUT, CLD, EBD, EPI, LD, MSI, PMLD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Read more about Kisimul School
Kisimul School - Woodstock House
Woodstock Lane North,
Long Ditton,
Surbiton,
KT6 5HN,
Surrey
ASD, AUT, BESD, CLD, EBD, EPI, LD, MSI, PMLD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Read more about Kisimul School - Woodstock House
More House School
Moons Hill,
Frensham,
Farnham,
GU10 3AP,
Surrey
LD, SCD, SPLD
Read more about More House School
St Joseph's Specialist Trust
Amlets Lane,
Cranleigh,
GU6 7DH,
Surrey
www.st-josephscranleigh.surrey.sch.uk
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SpeechLD
Read more about St Joseph's Specialist Trust
St. John's College
17 Walpole Road,
Brighton,
BN2 0AF,
East Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, PhysD, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Read more about St. John's College
The Paddocks
Wadworth,
Doncaster,
DN11 9AG,
South Yorkshire
ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, GLD, LD, MLD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD
Read more about The Paddocks
Trinity School & College
10-13 New Road,
Rochester,
ME1 1BG,
Kent
www.trinityschoolrochester.co.uk
ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP
Read more about Trinity School & College
Action for Children Headlands School
2 St Augustine's Road,
Penarth,
CF64 1YY,
Vale of Glamorgan
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DYSL, EBD, MLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Alderwasley Hall School & Sixth Form Centre
Alderwasley,
Belper,
DE56 2SR,
Derbyshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSP, GLD, HighA, LD, SCD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Appleford School
Shrewton,
Salisbury,
SP3 4HL,
Wiltshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, HighA, MLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Aran Hall School
Rhydymain,
Dolgellau,
LL40 2AR,
Gwynedd
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, EBD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Argent College
New Standard Works,
43-47 Vittoria Street,
Birmingham,
B1 3PE,
West Midlands
ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, EBD, LD, SCLD, SEMH
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
Birtenshaw School (Bolton)
Darwen Road,
Bolton,
BL7 9AB,
Greater Manchester
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, DEL, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD, VIS
Bladon House School
Newton Solney,
Burton upon Trent,
DE15 0TA,
Staffordshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, AUT, CLD, EPI, Hlmp, LD, MLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Blossom Lower School and Upper House
1-5 Christopher Place,
Chalton Street,
London,
NW1 1JF
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, SCD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Blossom Lower School and Upper House (Motspur Park)
Station Road,
Motspur Park,
New Malden,
KT3 6JJ,
Surrey
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, DYSL, DYSP, SCD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Bridge College
Openshaw Campus,
Whitworth Street,
Manchester,
M11 2GR,
Greater Manchester
ASD, AUT, CLD, LD, Physlmp, PMLD, SCD
Calder House School
Thickwood Lane,
Colerne,
SN14 8BN,
Wiltshire
DEL, DYSL, DYSP, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Camphill Wakefield
Wood Lane,
Chapelthorpe,
Wakefield,
WF4 3JL,
West Yorkshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, DYSP, EBD, EPI, LD, MLD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD
Centre Academy East Anglia
Church Road,
Brettenham,
Ipswich,
IP7 7QR,
Suffolk
ADHD, ASP, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, GLD, HighA, LD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Centre Academy London
92 St John's Hill,
Battersea,
London,
SW11 1SH
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, HighA, SpeechLD
East Park
1092 Maryhill Road,
Glasgow,
G20 9TD
AUT, CP, DEL, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, PMLD, SLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Egerton Rothesay School
Durrants Lane,
Berkhamsted,
HP4 3UJ,
Hertfordshire
ASD, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, SpeechLD
Foxes Academy
Selbourne Place,
Minehead,
TA24 5TY,
Somerset
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PartH, PMLD, SCD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Frederick Hugh House
48 Old Church Street,
London,
SW3 5BY
ADHD, ASD, AUT, CLD, CP, DEL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, SCD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Freeman College
Sterling Works,
88 Arundel Street,
Sheffield,
S1 2NG,
South Yorkshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD
Glasshouse College
Wollaston Road,
Amblecote,
Stourbridge,
DY8 4HF,
West Midlands
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, EBD, GLD, LD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLD
Hall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane,
Horbury,
Wakefield,
WF4 6BB,
West Yorkshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, MLD, SCD, SLD, SPLD
Highgate Hill House School
Whitstone,
Holsworthy,
EX22 6TJ,
Devon
ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, LD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp
Holme Court School
Abington Woods,
Church Lane,
Little Abington,
CB21 6BQ,
Cambridgeshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, GLD, HighA, LD, MLD, SCD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
I CAN'S Dawn House School
Helmsley Road,
Rainworth,
Mansfield,
NG21 0DQ,
Nottinghamshire
ASP, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, SCD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Kisharon School
1011 Finchley Road,
London,
NW11 7HB
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Kisimul Upper School
Acacia Hall, Shortwood Lane,
Friesthorpe,
Lincoln,
LN3 5AL,
Lincolnshire
ASD, SLD
Langdon College
9 Leicester Avenue,
Salford,
M7 4HA,
Greater Manchester
ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, Physlmp, PartH, SCD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Linkage College - Lincoln Campus
Boultham Park Education Centre,
Rookery Lane,
Lincoln,
LN6 7PH,
Lincolnshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Linkage College - Toynton Campus
Toynton All Saints,
Spilsby,
PE23 5AE,
Lincolnshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Linkage College - Weelsby Campus
The MacKenzie Building,
Weelsby Road,
Grimsby,
DN32 9RU,
North-East Lincolnshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, GLD, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Northease Manor School
Rodmell,
Lewes,
BN7 3EY,
East Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, SCD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Novaturient School
22 Euston Road,
Great Yarmouth,
NR30 1EA,
Norfolk
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, BESD, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
Nunnykirk School
Nunnykirk Hall,
Netherwitton,
Morpeth,
NE61 4PB,
Northumberland
ASD, DYSL, SEMH, SPLD
Ochil Tower
140 High Street,
Auchterarder,
Perth,
PH3 1AD,
Perth & Kinross
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, BESD, CLD, EBD, EPI, LD, MLD, MSI, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SpeechLD
Octavia House School, Kennington
214b Kennington Road,
London,
SE11 6AU
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
On Track Education Centre, Barnstaple
16a Castle Park Road,
Whiddon Valley,
Barnstaple,
EX32 8PA,
Devon
ASD, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
On Track Education Centre, Silverstone
Towcester Road,
Silverstone,
Towcester,
NN12 8UB,
Northamptonshire
ASD, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
On Track Education Centre, Westbury
Broadway House,
Headquarters Road,
Westbury,
BA13 4JX,
Wiltshire
ASD, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust
BedZED,
20 Sandmartin Way,
Hackbridge,
SM6 7DF,
Surrey
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Overley Hall School
Overley,
Wellington,
Telford,
TF6 5HE,
West Midlands
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, DYSP, EPI, GLD, LD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SpeechLD
Owlswick School
Newhaven Road,
Kingston,
Lewes,
BN7 3NF,
East Sussex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD
Parayhouse School
Colet Gardens,
London,
W14 9DH
AttDD, BESD, CLD, CP, DEL, EBD, EPI, MLD, PartH, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SpeechLD
Parkanaur College
57 Parkanaur Road,
Dungannon,
BT70 3AA,
County Tyrone
AttDD, ADHD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, VIS
Pegasus School
Caldwell Hall,
Main Street,
Caldwell,
DE12 6RS,
Derbyshire
ADHD, ASD, AUT, CLD, EPI, Hlmp, LD, PMLD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Pontville School
Black Moss Lane,
Ormskirk,
L39 4TW,
Lancashire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, CLD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Priory Telford School
Upper Forge, Dale Road,
Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge,
Telford,
TF8 7DT,
Shropshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Regent College
77 Shelton New Road,
Shelton,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 7AA,
Staffordshire
CLD, EPI, PhysD, SLD, SpeechLD
Rowden House School
Rowden,
Bromyard,
HR7 4LS,
Herefordshire
ADHD, ASD, AUT, CLD, EPI, Hlmp, LD, PMLD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Ruskin Mill College
The Fisheries,
Horsley,
GL6 0PL,
Gloucestershire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, EBD, GLD, LD, MLD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
Rutherford School
1A Melville Avenue,
South Croydon,
CR2 7HZ,
Surrey
CP, Deaf, EPI, Hlmp, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Sheiling College
Horton Road,
Ashley,
Ringwood,
BH24 2EB,
Hampshire
ASD, AUT, CLD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Sheiling School
Horton Road,
Ashley,
Ringwood,
BH24 2EB,
Hampshire
ASD, AUT, CLD, EBD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD
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, SEMH, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
St Catherine's School
Grove Road,
Ventnor,
PO38 1TT,
Isle of Wight
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, SCD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
St Dominic's School
Hambledon,
Godalming,
GU8 4DX,
Surrey
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, HighA, SCD, SPLD, SpeechLD
Sunfield School
Clent Grove,
Woodman Lane,
Stourbridge,
DY9 9PB,
West Midlands
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, AUT, BESD, CLD, DYSL, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, MSI, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
The David Lewis School
Mill Lane,
Warford,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7UD,
Cheshire
AUT, CP, EPI, Hlmp, PhysD, PMLD, SCD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
The Link Primary School
138 Croydon Road,
Beddington,
Croydon,
CR0 4PG,
Surrey
ASD, ASP, DYSP, GLD, LD, MLD, SCD, SPLI, SpeechLD
Tumblewood Community School
The Laurels,
4 Hawkeridge Road, Heywood,
Westbury,
BA13 4LF,
Wiltshire
ADHD, DYSL, DYSP, LD
Wargrave House School and College
449 Wargrave Road,
Newton-le-Willows,
WA12 8RS,
Merseyside
ASP, AUT
William Morris College
Eastington,
Stonehouse,
GL10 3SH,
Gloucestershire
ASP, AUT, DYSP, EBD, EPI, MLD
Woodcroft School
Whitakers Way,
Loughton,
IG10 1SQ,
Essex
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, CP, DEL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, LD, MLD, MSI, Physlmp, PMLD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS