England
Special schools in South West
139 special schools across 15 local authorities in South West.
Local authorities in South West
- Bath and North East Somerset 88
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 107
- Bristol, City of 161
- Cornwall 286
- Devon 405
- Dorset 174
- Gloucestershire 322
- Isles Of Scilly 1
- North Somerset 83
- Plymouth 101
- Somerset 296
- South Gloucestershire 117
- Swindon 84
- Torbay 43
- Wiltshire 261
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 South West
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.
139 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 DimensionsOther independent special school | Chard | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Abbot's Way SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Acorn SchoolOther independent special school | Winkleigh | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alderman Knight SchoolCommunity special school | Tewkesbury | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Appleford SchoolOther independent special school | Salisbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Arbour House SchoolOther independent special school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Beeches SchoolOther independent special school | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Hedgeway SchoolOther independent special school | Pilning | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Severnside SchoolOther independent special school | Gloucestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Avalon SchoolCommunity special school | Street | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Avonside SchoolOther independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Barley Lane SchoolFoundation special school | Exeter | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Baytree SchoolCommunity special school | Weston-super-Mare | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Beaucroft Foundation SchoolFoundation special school | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Belgrave SchoolOther independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Belong School DevonOther independent special school | Exeter | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Belong School GloucestershireOther independent special school | Slimbridge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bettridge SchoolCommunity special school | Cheltenham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Beyond Creative EducationOther independent special school | Newton Abbot | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bidwell Brook SchoolFoundation special school | Totnes | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra SchoolOther independent special school | South Molton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Briarwood SchoolCommunity special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brook Green Centre for LearningCommunity special school | Plymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brookthorpe Hall SchoolOther independent special school | Gloucester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Devon SchoolOther independent special school | Paignton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Somerset SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cann Bridge SchoolCommunity special school | Plymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cardrew Court SchoolOther independent special school | Redruth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castlefell SchoolOther independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Chapel Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Plymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Chilton Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Claremont SchoolCommunity special school | Bristol | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Compass Community School Athelstan ParkOther independent special school | Wiltshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Compass Community School Wheatley ParkOther independent special school | Swindon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Compton Dundon SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| ConnexOther independent special school | Swindon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Connie Rothman SchoolOther independent special school | Christchurch | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Coombe House SchoolOther independent special school | Shaftesbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Copper Fields SchoolOther independent special school | Gunnislake | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cotswold Chine SchoolOther independent special school | Stroud | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crowdys Hill SchoolCommunity special school | Swindon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dovecote SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Downland SchoolCommunity special school | Devizes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ellen Tinkham SchoolFoundation special school | Exeter | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Elmfield School for Deaf ChildrenCommunity special school | Bristol | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Elmtree Grove School LtdOther independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Fairmead SchoolCommunity special school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Fieldstone SchoolOther independent special school | Devon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Fiveways Special SchoolCommunity special school | Yeovil | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Fountain Head House SchoolOther independent special school | Cornwall | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Fromefield Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Grace Garden SchoolOther independent special school | Bristol, City of | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Graduately Developing FuturesOther independent special school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hambling View Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Bath | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hartmore SchoolOther independent special school | Gloucester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Heart of the Forest Community Special SchoolCommunity special school | Coleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Heather Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Yelverton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Highgate Hill House SchoolOther independent special school | Holsworthy | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Inaura SchoolOther independent special school | Bridgwater | No overall grade | — | — | |
| K-HQOther independent special school | Devon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingfisher SchoolOther independent special school | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingsweston SchoolCommunity special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Langside SchoolNon-maintained special school | Poole | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Linwood SchoolCommunity special school | Bournemouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Longcause Community Special SchoolCommunity special school | Plymouth | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| MIAG (Meeting Individual Aspirations & Goals)Other independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Magdalen Court SchoolOther independent special school | Exeter | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Manor Wood SchoolOther independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Marchant Holliday SchoolOther independent special school | Templecombe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Marland SchoolFoundation special school | Torrington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mayfield SchoolCommunity special school | Torquay | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Meadow Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Wiltshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Melksham House SchoolOther independent special school | Melksham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mill Ford SchoolCommunity special school | Plymouth | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Mountjoy SchoolCommunity special school | Beaminster | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Neptune SchoolOther independent special school | South Gloucestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| New Fosseway SchoolFoundation special school | Bristol | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| New Horizons Learning CentreCommunity special school | Bristol | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Newbury Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| North Hill HouseOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Norton College TewkesburyOther independent special school | Gloucestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oak Tree SchoolOther independent special school | Truro | No overall grade | — | — | |
| On Track Education BarnstapleOther independent special school | Barnstaple | No overall grade | — | — | |
| On Track Education Centre WestburyOther independent special school | Westbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| On Track Education TotnesOther independent special school | Totnes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| On Track Education West YarnerOther independent special school | Totnes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pathfield SchoolFoundation special school | Barnstaple | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Petherton Park SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Phoenix Bay SchoolOther independent special school | Torquay | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Polden Bower SchoolFoundation special school | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Portfield SchoolNon-maintained special school | Christchurch | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Preston Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Torbay | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Quay View SchoolOther independent special school | Yelverton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ravenswood SchoolCommunity special school | Bristol | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Red Moor SchoolOther independent special school | Cornwall | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Redwood River SchoolOther independent special school | Totnes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Robins Way SchoolOther independent special school | Figheldean | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Royal Deaf Education TrustNon-maintained special school | Exmouth | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Running Deer SchoolOther independent special school | Moretonhampstead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sedgemoor Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Highbridge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Seven HillsOther independent special school | North Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sheiling SchoolOther independent special school | Ringwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Silver Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Silverwood SchoolCommunity special school | Devizes | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sky ValeOther independent special school | Bristol | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Somerset Progressive SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Southbrook SchoolFoundation special school | Exeter | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Rose's Special SchoolNon-maintained special school | Stroud | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Taliesin Education LtdOther independent special school | Cornwall | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Eaves Learning CentreOther independent special school | Westbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Forum SchoolOther independent special school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Greater Horseshoe SchoolOther independent special school | Devon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Levels SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Lion Works SchoolOther independent special school | Poole | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Lowen SchoolOther independent special school | Cornwall | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Luccombe HubOther independent special school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Orchard SchoolOther independent special school | Potters Bar | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Outdoors SchoolOther independent special school | Exeter | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Shrubberies SchoolCommunity special school | Stonehouse | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The SpiresOther independent special school | Salisbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Stable SchoolOther independent special school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Universal FarmOther independent special school | Midsomer Norton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The White House SchoolOther independent special school | Poole | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The WildingsOther independent special school | Devon | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Wildings LovatonOther independent special school | Lovaton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Three BridgesOther independent special school | Truro | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tor View SchoolOther independent special school | Tavistock | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Valley Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Gloucester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Victoria Education CentreNon-maintained special school | Poole | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Vranch House SchoolOther independent special school | Exeter | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Warmley Park SchoolCommunity special school | Bristol | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wessex Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westfield Arts CollegeFoundation special school | Weymouth | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Westhaven SchoolFoundation special school | Weston-super-Mare | No overall grade | — | — | |
| William Morris SchoolOther independent special school | Gloucestershire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Winchelsea SchoolCommunity special school | Poole | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Woodlands SchoolFoundation special school | Plymouth | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Yewstock SchoolCommunity special school | Sturminster Newton | Outstanding 2023 | — | — |