Special needs schools in the North-West
Are you looking for a special needs school in the North-West, or trying to find out more information about special schools in the region?
Search here for independent special needs schools in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, the Isle of Man, Lancashire and Merseyside. Find and compare schools nearest to you and those with particular specialisms.
You will find all special schools in the North-West 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.
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 East School
The Woodlands,
Holly Tree Close,
Darwen,
BB3 2NG,
Lancashire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, MLD, SEMH
Aurora Brambles School
159 Longmeanygate,
Midge Hill,
Leyland,
PR26 7TB,
Lancashire
ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, EBD, MLD, SEMH
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
Bridge College
Openshaw Campus,
Whitworth Street,
Manchester,
M11 2GR,
Greater Manchester
ASD, AUT, CLD, LD, Physlmp, PMLD, SCD
Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House,
Thrush Drive,
Bury,
BL9 6JD,
Greater Manchester
BESD, EBD, LD, SEMH
Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane,
Bamber Bridge,
Preston,
PR5 8LN,
Lancashire
ADHD, BESD, 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
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
Cumberland School
Rivington Lane,
Rivington,
Bolton,
BL6 7RX,
Greater Manchester
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, MLD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Inscape House School
Together Trust Campus,
Schools Hill,
Cheadle, Stockport,
SK8 1JE,
Cheshire
ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD
Lakeside School
Naylors Road,
Huyton,
Liverpool,
L27 2YA,
Merseyside
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EPI, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, Physlmp, SCD, SEMH, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
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
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
Oversands School
Witherslack,
Grange-Over-Sands,
LA11 6SD,
Cumbria
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, EBD, MLD, SEMH, SPLD
Pontville School
Black Moss Lane,
Ormskirk,
L39 4TW,
Lancashire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, CLD, MLD, SCD, SEMH, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD
Red Rose School
28-30 North Promenade,
St Annes on Sea,
Lytham St Annes,
FY8 2NQ,
Lancashire
ASD, DEL, SPLD
Reddish Hall School
Denstone Road,
Reddish,
Stockport,
SK5 6UY,
Greater Manchester
ADHD, ASP, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SPLD
Rossendale School
Bamford Road,
Ramsbottom,
Bury,
BL0 0RT,
Lancashire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, HighA, SCD, SEMH, SLD, SPLD
Royal College Manchester
160-166 Stanley Road,
Cheadle Hulme, Heald Green,
Cheadle,
SK8 6RQ,
Cheshire
ASD, Deaf, MSI, PhysD, PMLD, VIS
Royal School for the Blind
Church Road North,
Wavertree,
Liverpool,
L15 6TQ,
Merseyside
ASD, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, Deaf, EBD, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PMLD, PNI, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Royal School Manchester
Seashell Trust,
Stanley Road,
Cheadle,
SK8 6RQ,
Cheshire
ASD, Deaf, Hlmp, MSI, PMLD
St Vincent's School for the Visually Handicapped
Yew Tree Lane,
West Derby,
Liverpool,
L12 9HN,
Merseyside
MLD, VIS
The David Lewis School
Mill Lane,
Warford,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7UD,
Cheshire
AUT, CP, EPI, Hlmp, PhysD, PMLD, SCD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Wargrave House School and College
449 Wargrave Road,
Newton-le-Willows,
WA12 8RS,
Merseyside
ASP, AUT
West Kirby School and College
Meols Drive,
West Kirby,
Wirral,
CH48 5DH,
Merseyside
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, SCD, SEMH, SPLI