England
Special schools in East Midlands
127 special schools across 10 local authorities in East Midlands.
Local authorities in East Midlands
- Derby 108
- Derbyshire 440
- Leicester 132
- Leicestershire 317
- Lincolnshire 380
- North Northamptonshire 146
- Nottingham 111
- Nottinghamshire 356
- Rutland 27
- West Northamptonshire 195
Admissions are handled by each school or local authority, not by the region. Use a school's page for its published admissions figures and the postcode finder for distance.
Special schools in East Midlands
Sorted by school name. This is a directory, not a best-schools ranking: results reflect intake as well as teaching, historic Ofsted grades are not comparable with current report cards, and small cohorts may be suppressed.
127 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALP LeicesterOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| APTCOO - A Place to Call Our OwnOther independent special school | Newark | No overall grade | — | — | |
| ASPIRE: LifeskillsOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acacia SchoolOther independent special school | Lincoln | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alderwasley Hall SchoolOther independent special school | Derbyshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alfreton Park Community Special SchoolCommunity special school | Alfreton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Arnfield Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Glossop | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ash Lea SchoolCommunity special school | Cotgrave | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashmount SchoolCommunity special school | Loughborough | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Aspiration House SchoolOther independent special school | Boston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Athena SchoolCommunity special school | Lincoln | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Charnwood SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Ryefields SchoolOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bestwood Village SchoolOther independent special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bladon House SchoolOther independent special school | Burton-on-Trent | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Blue Mountain EducationOther independent special school | Cossall | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bluebank SchoolOther independent special school | Chesterfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brackenfield Special SchoolCommunity special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bradshaw Farm Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Buxton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bridge House Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Boston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bright Fields SchoolOther independent special school | Retford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Northampton SchoolOther independent special school | West Northamptonshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Potterspury Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | West Northamptonshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Car Dyke SchoolOther independent special school | Dowsby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Carlton Digby SchoolCommunity special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castleview SchoolOther independent special school | Ashby De La Zouch | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clovelly House SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Compass Community School LincolnshireOther independent special school | Lincolnshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Compass Community School Mountfields ParkOther independent special school | Loughborough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Conquest SchoolOther independent special school | Boston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crisp Vocational ProvisionOther independent special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dawn House SchoolNon-maintained special school | Nr Mansfield, Notts | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dovetree SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Easthorpe SchoolOther independent special school | Nottinghamshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Eastwood Grange SchoolOther independent special school | Chesterfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Edgewood SchoolOther independent special school | Northampton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Educ8 LeicestershireOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ellesmere CollegeCommunity special school | Leicester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Esland Grantham SchoolOther independent special school | Grantham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Fairfields SchoolCommunity special school | Northampton | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Fortuna SchoolCommunity special school | Lincoln | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Hampton Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Northampton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hardwick House SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hemlock Stone SchoolOther independent special school | Stapleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Henry David Learning Woodfield SchoolOther independent special school | Lutterworth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| High Grange SchoolOther independent special school | Mickleover | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hinckley HouseOther independent special school | Nuneaton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holly House Special SchoolCommunity special school | Chesterfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holton Sleaford Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Lincolnshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hope House SchoolOther independent special school | Nottinghamshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Huntingdon House SchoolOther independent special school | Ashby-De-La-Zouch | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Illuminate YouOther independent special school | Morton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Include - St MatthewsOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Include-West BarsOther independent special school | Chesterfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Indie EducationOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Jasmine Grove SchoolOther independent special school | Chesterfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Jasmine Hall SchoolOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Jasmine House SchoolOther independent special school | Derbyshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kershaw WoodOther independent special school | Glossop | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kisimul SchoolOther independent special school | Lincoln | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Leicester Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lodge Farm EducationOther independent special school | Broughton Astley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning CentreOther independent special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Longdon Park SchoolOther independent special school | Derbyshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maple View SchoolOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maplewell Hall SchoolCommunity special school | Loughborough | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Meadow View Farm SchoolOther independent special school | Barwell | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Meadows View SchoolOther independent special school | Stamford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Miller House SchoolOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nanpantan Hall Nurture CentreOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| New DirectionOther independent special school | Chesterfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oak Field SchoolCommunity special school | Nottingham | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Oaklands Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Buxton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oaklands SchoolCommunity special school | Leicester | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Oakwood Community SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oakwood House Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Boston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Old Sams Farm Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Buxton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| On Track Education NorthamptonOther independent special school | Northampton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| On Track Education SilverstoneOther independent special school | Northamptonshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Overstone Park SchoolOther independent special school | West Northamptonshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pegasus SchoolOther independent special school | Swadlincote | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pollyteach LimitedOther independent special school | Mansfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Progress Schools - NorthamptonshireOther independent special school | West Northamptonshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Progression 2 WorkOther independent special school | Nottinghamshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Quorn Hall SchoolOther independent special school | Loughborough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| R.E.A.L. Independent Schools MansfieldOther independent special school | Mansfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rosehill SchoolCommunity special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rowan Gate Primary School - Four SitesCommunity special school | Wellingborough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Royal School for the Deaf DerbyNon-maintained special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Silver Linings SchoolOther independent special school | Nottingham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sketchley SchoolOther independent special school | Burbage | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Spark Vale AcademyOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Spring Valley SchoolOther independent special school | Breaston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Giles SchoolCommunity special school | Retford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stone Lodge Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special school | Kettering | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sutherland House SchoolNon-maintained special school | Nottingham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Swallow GrangeOther independent special school | Market Rasen | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Swanwick School and Sports CollegeCommunity special school | Alfreton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Bayleaf HubOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The CedarsOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Children's Hospital SchoolFoundation special school | Leicester | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| The Divergent School HarboroughOther independent special school | Market Harborough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Goldhill Learning FoundationOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Grange Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special school | Oakham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Lady Byron SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Lincoln St Christopher's SchoolCommunity special school | Lincoln | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Pilgrim SchoolCommunity special school | Boston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The Place Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The ShiresOther independent special school | Rutland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Shires at OakhamOther independent special school | Should be blank | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The St Francis Special School, LincolnCommunity special school | Lincoln | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| The Willows SchoolOther independent special school | Lincoln | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Yews SchoolOther independent special school | London | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Three ChestnutsOther independent special school | Spalding | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tudor Lodge Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special school | Spalding | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Venture LearningOther independent special school | Nottinghamshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Welden SchoolOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wellbrook SchoolOther independent special school | Derby | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Gate SchoolFoundation special school | Leicester | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Westbourne SchoolOther independent special school | Sutton-in-Ashfield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| White Stacks Outdoor Learning CentreOther independent special school | Leicester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wilds Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Oakham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Willow SchoolOther independent special school | Sleaford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wings School NottsOther independent special school | Nottinghamshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Witham Prospect SchoolOther independent special school | Lincolnshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wolfdale SchoolOther independent special school | LEICESTERSHIRE | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning CentreOther independent special school | Leicestershire | No overall grade | — | — |