Special needs schools in Scotland
Are you looking for a special needs school in Scotland, or trying to find more information about special schools?
Search here for independent special needs schools. Find and compare schools nearest to you and those with particular specialisms.
You will find all special schools in Scotland 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 28th edition.
The Royal Blind School
43 Canaan Lane,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4SG
AUT, CP, DEL, EPI, MLD, Physlmp, PMLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
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Camphill School Aberdeen
Murtle House,
Bieldside,
Aberdeen,
AB15 9EP
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, Deaf, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, PMLD, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Corseford School
Milliken Park,
Johnstone,
PA10 2NT,
Renfrewshire
CP, DEL, DYSP, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Donaldson's School
Preston Road,
Linlithgow,
EH49 6HZ,
West Lothian
ASP, AUT, Deaf, Hlmp, PartH, PMLD, SCD, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
East Park
1092 Maryhill Road,
Glasgow,
G20 9TD
AUT, CP, DEL, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, PMLD, SLD, SpeechLD, VIS
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
Kibble Education and Care Centre
Goudie Street,
Paisley,
PA3 2LG,
Renfrewshire
EBD, MLD, SCD, SLD, 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
Stanmore House School
Stanmore House,
Stanmore Road,
Lanark,
ML11 7RR,
South Lanarkshire
CP, Physlmp, SCLD, SpeechLD, VIS