Special resourced provision in mainstream schools
Hearing impaired provision
Hearing impaired provision is offered within Cedars Manor School and Hatch End High School.
Language resource
A language resource is available at The Welldon Park Academy for children who have specific speech and language needs.
There are pre-school settings and schools in each area with good accessibility and all special schools are fully accessible. Children who have Complex Physical Needs may be offered provision at Elmgrove Nursery and Primary School and Whitmore and Hatch End High Schools. Children with moderate learning difficulties and additional needs may be offered provision at Earlsmead Primary and Bentley Wood High School.
Specialist autism provision
Specialist autism provision is available at Aylward Primary, Priestmead Primary, West Lodge Primary, Whitmore High Schools and Pinner High School.
Find out more about the admissions guidance for special resourced provision in mainstream schools.
Mainstream schools are all developing their own offer of support to children and young people with SEND, which can be found on their school websites.
Specialist support in schools
The sensory, physical, medical and teaching service promotes educational achievement and social and emotional development for children and young people with vision, hearing or physical/medical needs up to the age of 25. Their teams include:
- Harrow Children’s Sensory Team
- Advisory Teachers - Autistic Spectrum
- Harrow Educational Psychology Service
Harrow special schools
There are currently four special schools in Harrow. Each one offers special teaching arrangements for a certain range and combination of needs:
Independent special schools and post-16 institutions
For information and a list of approved independent educational institutions, independent special schools and post 16 institutions (known as Section 41) download the Secretary of State Approved List.