Special needs schools in the South-West
Are you looking for a special needs school in the South-West, or trying to find out more information about special schools in the region?
Search here for independent special needs schools in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. Find and compare schools nearest to you and those with particular specialisms.
You will find all special schools in the South-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.
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Chardleigh House,
Chardleigh Green, Wadeford,
Chard,
TA20 3AJ,
Somerset
ADHD, AUT, LD, SEMH
Cambian Somerset School
Creech Court, Mill Lane,
Creech St. Michael,
Taunton,
TA3 5PX,
Somerset
ASD, ASP, AUT, EBD, SEMH
Clannad Education Centre
c/o Five Rivers Child Care Ltd,
47 Bedwin Street,
Salisbury,
SP1 3UT,
Wiltshire
SEMH
Exeter Deaf Academy
50 Topsham Road,
Exeter,
EX2 4NF,
Devon
AUT, CP, Deaf, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, MSI, PartH, SpeechLD, VIS
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
Highgate Hill House School
Whitstone,
Holsworthy,
EX22 6TJ,
Devon
ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, LD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp
Inaura School
Moorview House,
Burrowbridge,
Bridgwater,
TA7 0RB,
Somerset
ADHD, ASD, BESD, CLD, EBD, LD, SCD
Langside School
Langside Avenue,
Parkstone,
Poole,
BH12 5BN,
Dorset
CLD, CP, EPI, MSI, PhysD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SLD
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
On Track Education Centre, Barnstaple
16a Castle Park Road,
Whiddon Valley,
Barnstaple,
EX32 8PA,
Devon
ASD, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
On Track Education Centre, Totnes
Parragon Building,
Ford Road,
Totnes,
TQ9 5LQ,
Devon
ASD, MLD, SCLD, SEMH, SPLD
The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy
Avon Tyrrell,
Bransgore,
Christchurch,
BH23 8EE,
Dorset
AUT, CP, DEL, DYSL, EBD, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, PMLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
The Marchant-Holliday School
North Cheriton,
Templecombe,
BA8 0AH,
Somerset
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, SCD
Victoria Education Centre
12 Lindsay Road,
Branksome Park,
Poole,
BH13 6AS,
Dorset
DEL, EPI, Physlmp, SpeechLD
WESC Foundation - The Specialist College for Visual Impairment
Countess Wear,
Exeter,
EX2 6HA,
Devon
EPI, Physlmp, PMLD, VIS
WESC Foundation - The Specialist School for Visual Impairment
Countess Wear,
Exeter,
EX2 6HA,
Devon
EPI, Physlmp, PMLD, VIS