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Bristol special school provision and special resource bases.

Bristol special school provision

Briarwood Pod

Located in but separate from Barton Hill Academy.

Ages: early years, 3 to 7 years

Address: Queen Ann Road, Bristol, BS5 9TX

Phone: 0117 903 8727

Email: briarwood@bristol-schools.uk

Briarwood Pod website

SEND provision:

  • severe and profound learning difficulties
  • complex needs
  • autism
  • sensory impairment

Briarwood School (Primary Department)

Ages: 6 to 11 years

Address: Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EA

Phone: 0117 353 2651

Email: briarwood@bristol-schools.uk

Briarwood School website

SEND provision:

  • severe and profound learning difficulties
  • complex needs
  • autism
  • sensory impairment

Briarwood School (Secondary Department)

The Secondary provision is on the site of Bristol Metropolitan Academy.

Ages: 11 to 16 years

Address: Snowdon Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2EQ

Phone: 0117 377 3042

Email: briarwood@bristol-schools.uk

Briarwood School website

SEND provision:

  • severe and profound learning difficulties
  • complex needs
  • autism
  • sensory impairment

Claremont School (Primary Department)

Ages: 2 to 11 years

Address: Henleaze Park, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 4LR

Phone: 0117 353 3622

Email: claremont.sp@bristol-schools.uk

Claremont School website

SEND provision:

  • physical disabilities and a range of additional and associated learning needs
  • sensory impairment and health needs

Claremont School (Secondary Department)

Ages: 11 to 19 years

Address: Redland Court Road, Bristol, BS6 7EH

Phone: 0117 353 3450

Email: claremont.sp@bristol-schools.uk

Claremont School website

SEND provision:

  • physical disabilities and a range of additional and associated learning needs
  • sensory impairment and health needs

Elmfield School for Deaf Children (Primary Department)

Ages: 2 to 11 years

Address: Greystoke Avenue, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 6AY

Phone: 0117 903 0366

Email: office@elmfieldschool.co.uk

Elmfield School website

SEND provision:

  • learning impairment
  • BSL teaching

Elmfield School for Deaf Children (Secondary Department)

Ages: 11 to 16 years

Address: Allfoxton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9NL

Phone: 0117 952 7170

Email: office@elmfieldschool.co.uk

Elmfield School website

SEND provision:

  • learning impairment
  • BSL teaching

Kingsweston School

Ages: 2 to 19 years

Address: Napier Miles Road, Kingsweston, Bristol BS11 0UT

Phone: 0117 903 0400

Email: enquiries@kingsweston.bristol.sch.uk

Kingsweston School website

SEND provision:

  • moderate to severe learning difficulties
  • complex needs

Kingsweston - Shirehampton Centre (Primary Department)

Ages: 7 to 11 years

Address: St Mary's Walk, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9RR

Phone: 0117 353 3511

Email: enquiries@kingsweston.bristol.sch.uk

Kingsweston School website

SEND provision:

  • autism spectrum condition

Kingsweston Centre: Brightstowe (Secondary Department)

Located at Oasis Academy Brightstowe.

Ages: 7 to 11 years

Address: Penpole Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 0EB

Phone: 0117 3532565

Email: enquiries@kingsweston.bristol.sch.uk

Kingsweston school website

SEND provision:

  • autism spectrum condition

Kingsweston: The Keep Napier

Ages: 4 to 19 years

Address: Miles Road, Kingsweston, Bristol BS11 0UT

Phone: 0117 903 0400

Email: enquiries@kingsweston.bristol.sch.uk

Kingsweston  school website

SEND provision:

  • autism spectrum condition

Knowle DGE

Ages: 4 to 19 years

Address: Leinster Avenue, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 1NN

Phone: 0117 353 2011

Email: school@knowledge.learnmat.uk

Knowle DGE website

SEND provision:

  • social emotional mental health (SEMH)
  • moderate learning difficulties (MLD),
  • speech language and communication (SLCN)
  • autistic spectrum condition (ASC) at the communicative higher operating end of the spectrum

New Fosseway School

Ages: 4 to 19 years

Address: Bridge Learning Campus, Teyfant Road, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0RG

Phone: 0117 903 0220

Email: 

New Fosseway website

SEND provision:

  • severe or profound learning difficulties
  • autistic spectrum condition with complex needs

North Star 82° (Primary Department)

Ages: 5 to 11 years

Address: Rectory Gardens, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7AH

Phone: 0117 377 2175

Email: northStar82@northstar-academy.co.uk

North Star website

SEND provision:

  • social, emotional and mental health needs
  • autistic spectrum condition

North Star 240° (Secondary Department)

Ages: 11 to 16 years

Address: Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0QA

Phone: 0117 377 2275

Email: northStar240@northstar-academy.co.uk

North Star website

SEND provision:

  • social, emotional and mental health needs

Notton House Academy

Residential academy for boys.

Ages: 8 to 19 years

Address: 28 Notton, Lacock, Wiltshire, SN15 2NF

Phone: 01249 730 407

Email: cath.neale@notton.learnmat.uk

Notton House Academy website

SEND provision:

  • social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH)
  • speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
  • autistic spectrum condition (ASC)

Soundwell Academy: Free School

Ages: 5 to 18 years

Address: St Stephen's Road, Soundwell, Bristol, BS16 4RL

Phone: 0117 428 0505

Email: info@soundwell.learnmat.uk

Soundwell Academy website

SEND provision:

  • social and emotional mental health needs (SEMH)
  • speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)

Venturers' Academy (Primary Department)

Ages: 4 to 11 years

Address: Withywood Road, Withywood Gardens, Bristol, BS13 9AX

Phone: 0117 301 0819

Email: info@venturersacademy.org

Venturers' Academy website

SEND provision:

  • autism spectrum condition

Venturers' Academy: St. Anne's Park (Primary Department)

Located in but separate from The Kingfisher School.

Ages: 4 to 11 years

Address: Lichfield Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4BJ

Phone: 0117 456 5989

Email: info@venturersacademy.org

Venturers' Academy website

SEND provision:

  • autism spectrum condition

Venturers' Academy: Harclive Road

Ages: 8 to 18 years

Address: Hareclive Road, Bristol, BS13 9JW

Phone: 0117 301 0879

Email: info@venturersacademy.org

Venturers' Academy website

SEND provision:

  • autism spectrum condition

Bristol special resource base provision

Ashton Park School

Ages: 11 to 16 years

Address: Blackmoors Lane, Bower Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2JL

Phone: 0117 377 2777

Email: claireneaves@ashtonpark.net

Ashton Park School website

Resource base for speech, language and communication needs.

Blaise High School

Ages: 11 to 19 years

Address: Station Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QH

Phone: 0117 9030 100

Email: info@blaisehighschool.co.uk

Blaise High School website

Resource base for moderate learning difficulties where academic or personal development is at least 5 years behind chronological age.

City Academy

Ages: 11 to 18 years

Address: Russell Town Avenue, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9JH

Phone: 0117 941 3800

Email: nick.hunt@clf.uk

City Academy website

Special Educational Needs resource base broadly covering all areas of SEN.

Compass Point Primary School

Ages: 4 to 11 years

Address: South Street, Bedminster Bristol, BS3 3AU

Phone: 0117 3772 340

Email: info@compasspointprimary.org

Compass Point Primary School website

A resource base for children with a primary need of autistic spectrum condition (ASC).

Easton CE Academy

Ages: 4 to 11 years

Address: Beaufort Street, Bristol, BS5 0SQ

Phone: 0117 377 3070

Email: school.easton@dbat.org.uk

Easton CE Academy website

A resource base for children with a primary need of autistic spectrum condition (ASC) and a secondary need of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).

Fairfield High School

Ages: 11 to 18 years.

Address: Allfoxton Road, Bristol, BS7 9NL

Phone: 0117 952 7100

Email: lmead@fairfield.excalibur.org.uk

Fairfield High School website

A resource base for students with sensory impairments and access to teacher of the Deaf and qualified teachers of the visually impaired.

Fishponds Primary Resource Base

Ages: 4 to 11 years

Address: Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3UH

Phone: 0117 903 0491

Email: FishpondsCEAcademy@DBAT.org.uk

Fishponds Primary Resource Base website

A resource base for children with a primary need of moderate learning difficulties, including autistic spectrum condition (ASC) and social, emotional and mental Health (SEMH) needs.

Glenfrome Primary Resource Base

Address: Cottisford Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6TY

Phone: 0117 377 2247

Email: glenfromep@bristol-schools.uk

Glenfrome website

The resource base is for 12 Key Stage 1 and 2 children with autistic spectrum condition (ASC).

Henbury Court Primary School

Ages: 4 to 11 years.

Address: Trevelyan Walk, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7NY

Phone: 0117 377 2196

Email: henburycourtp@bristol-schools.uk

Henbury Court Primary School website

Resource base for children with hearing impairments.

Maypark Resource Base

Address: Coombe Road, Bristol, BS5 6LE

Phone: 0117 903 0075

Email: enquiries@maypark.excalibur.org.uk

Maypark website

The resource base will accommodate 24 Key Stage 1 and 2 children with autistic spectrum condition (ASC) and speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).

Oasis Academy Brislington

Ages: 11 to 18 years.

Address: Hungerford Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5EY

Phone: 0117 377 2055

Email: info@oasisbrislington.org

Oasis Academy Bristol website

Two specialist centres for speech language and communication needs and autism.

Oasis Academy Long Cross

Ages: 3 to 11 years

Address: Long Cross, Bristol, BS11 0LP

Phone: 0117 903 0333

Email: longcross@oasislongcross.org

Oasis Academy Long Cross website

Holistic education adapted to each child with an emphasis placed on communication skills.

Oasis Academy New Oak

Ages: 4 to 11 years

Address: Walsh Avenue, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9SN

Phone: 01275 894570

Email: new.oak.p@bristol.gov.uk

Oasis Academy New Oak website

Two resources bases, one for autism and one for Deaf learners.

Shirehampton Primary School

Ages: 5 to 11 years.

Address: St Mary's Walk, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9RR

Phone: 0117 903 1447

Email: shirehamptonp@bristol-schools.uk

Shirehampton Primary School website

Resource base for children with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Bristol Pupil Referral Units (PRUs)

Bristol Futures Academy (BFA)

Ages: 14 to 16 years

Address: Beam Street, Bristol, BS5 9QY

Phone: 0117 955 1447

Email: info@bristolfuturesacademy.co.uk

Bristol Future Academy website

Alternative provision free school for Bristol children who find mainstream school challenging. Places at BFA aren't available to members of the public, but please speak to your school if you think BFA could be right for your child.

Bristol Hospital Education Service

Address: Falkland Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5JT

Phone: 0117 377 2377

Email: bhesadmin@bristol-schools.uk

Bristol Hospital Education Service website

BHES provides a short-term education intervention service to students whose serious illness prevents them from attending school. Referrals are taken from consultants providing ongoing health care programmes to the student referred.

Lansdown Park Secondary Specialist Provision

Address: Stockwood Lane, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8SJ

Phone:

  • 0117 903 8071
  • 0117 903 8071

Email: school@lansdown.learnmat.uk

Lansdown Park website

Lansdown Park admits students who have been permanently excluded from secondary schools and academies in the south of the city. Lansdown Park can also offer intervention programmes to those students who are at risk of permanent exclusions.

LPW Independent School

Ages: 14 to 16 years

Address: LPW House, Princess Street, Bristol, BS3 4AG

Phone: 0117 987 3700

Email: office_admin@lpw.org.uk

LPW Independent School website

A full-time alternative education provider for young people for whom mainstream education has not worked.

St Matthias Park Pupil Referral Unit

Ages: 11 to 16 years

Address: Alexandra Park, Fishponds Bristol, BS16 2BG

Phone: 0117 903 1320

North address: Machin Road, Brentry, BS10 7HG

Phone: 0117 428 7249

St Matthias website

For pupils struggling in mainstream for a variety of reasons and risking permanent exclusion.

Bristol Independent Special Schools: Belgrave School

Ages: 6 to 16 years

Address: The Willows, 159 Four Acres, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 8RA

Phone 0117 974 3133

Belgrave School website

Meets the needs of pupils with SpLD (dyslexia) and associated issues.

Grace Garden Grace Garden School

Ages: 9 to 16 years

Address: Canford Lane, Bristol, BS9 3PE

Phone: 0117 203 3722

Email: enquiries@rmt.org

Grace Garden website

Offering a holistic curriculum, Grace Garden School is set in 18 acres of cultivated landscape on the outskirts of Bristol. It offers an education to young people between with complex social, emotional and behavioural difficulties including autism spectrum conditions.