Specialist Settings

At GMA Primary meets the needs of predominantly primary-aged pupils, many of whom have communication and interaction difficulties including autism.

Pupils in the primary school are allocated a class based on their age and also their need. Their class-teacher delivers a ‘primary model’ of delivery, where they teach a broad range of subjects using methods and strategies suitable to the individual needs of the pupils.

Communication and Interaction is central to the curriculum, and learning for primary pupils takes place outside the classroom as much as it does inside the classroom. Makaton is reinforced throughout the school as a communication aid, and they also ensure that they meet the pupils’ sensory needs.

Address: Bradford Rd, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8PP

Email: info@greenmeadows.org.ok

Phone: 0113 336 8270

School website: www.greenmeadows.org.uk

West Oaks School is a generic special school for pupils aged from 2 to 19.

West Oaks is one school for 440 pupils based across three sites:

• Woodhouse Learning (240 pupils)
• Boston Spa Learning (121 pupils)
• Headingley Learning (79 pupils).

At West Oaks School, they educate pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and those with a diagnosis of Autism (ASC).

All pupils have an Education, Health, and Care Plan.

Their curriculum is structured into five pathways, considering pupils’ starting points whilst ensuring high aspirations for all. The five pathways are Foundations, Footsteps, Stepping Stones, Reaching High and Moving On.

Each pathway has a distinct rationale and framework and is summarised within a pathway rationale document that can be found on the school website
 

The Foundations pathway (EYFS/KS1) is based at Woodhouse Learning only.

Footsteps (Engagements Steps) pathway is based at Woodhouse Learning and Boston Spa Learning.

Stepping Stones (Progression Steps 1-3) and Reaching High (Progression Steps 4-10) Pathways educate pupils at KS2/KS3/KS4 at all three sites. The majority of pupils across the school are accessing the Stepping Stones pathway. The Moving On pathway (KS5) is predominantly based at the Boston Spa Learning site but a small number of pupils can be educated at Headingley and Woodhouse Learning too.

West Oaks prides itself on excellence for everyone within their school community and all sites benefit from high quality indoor and outdoor teaching and learning spaces.

Address: Buckingham Road, Leeds, LS6 1BP

Email: school@westoaks.leeds.sch.uk

Phone: 0113 3235871

School website: www.westoaksschool.co.uk

Broomfield are an all-age generic special school serving South Leeds. They cater for a wide range of learning needs from moderate learning difficulties; severe learning difficulties; complex and multiple learning needs to Asperger’s and Autism. Some students have additional needs – physical; medical; speech and language; visual, hearing or sensory impairment. 

Facilities include: a community internet café, a health and beauty suite, a state-of-the art creative/sensory room, sunken trampolines and an outdoor inclusive adventure playground.

Address: 8 Broom Place, Belle Isle, Leeds, LS10 3JP

Email: broomfield@broomfieldschool.org.uk

Phone: 0113 277 1603

School website: www.broomfieldschool.org.uk

Students on the SILC main site have a wide range of learning needs as well as communication difficulties including Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and associated behavioural and emotional difficulties. This site has many specialist facilities including a hydrotherapy pool as well as specialist teaching areas for some subjects: home technology, a multi-sensory room, ICT and art.

The SILC main site is divided into three sections, each catering to the specific needs of its students. These are the Semi Formal Teaching and Learning Group, 14-19 Teaching and Learning Group and the Complex Communication & Autism Teaching and Learning Group.

The Powerhouse is West SILC's 16-19 provision, based in dynamic, bespoke surroundings. Staff ensure that every aspect of the students' day is geared towards 'functional skills', independence and employability.

Address: 4 Town Street, Stanningley, Leeds, LS28 6HL

Email: info@westsilc.org

Phone: 0113 3862450

School website: www.westsilc.co.uk

Co-op Academy Brierley is a new Special Educational Needs school supporting pupils with SEND aged 4-16 and once fully open, will provide places for 200 children at the site on Cross Green Lane and another 50 places in partnership with mainstream schools in the area.

Co-op Academy Brierley will support pupils with a wide range of SEND, including children with autistic spectrum condition, cognition and learning difficulties and physical or sensory disabilities.

The school will have enhanced facilities and resources to support its pupils and will benefit from a specialist curriculum delivered by expert teaching staff. Students will benefit from state of the art provision such as an immersive technology room, as well as specialist teaching rooms to ensure coverage of the full national curriculum.

Co-op Academy Brierley's initial cohort of pupils will be based for their first year in a new building at Co-op Academy Nightingale, before moving to the newly built main site on Cross Green Lane, Leeds in September 2024. Places at the new school will be allocated to children with Education, Health and Care plans through Leeds City Council’s SENSAP team following statutory assessment under the SEND Code of Practice.

Address:

• Temporary Address: 9 Stanley Rd, Harehills, Leeds LS9 7AX
• Fixed Address (From September 2024): Cross Green Lane, Leeds

Email: info.brierley@coopacademies.co.uk

Phone: 07551 576171

School website: https://brierley.coopacademies.co.uk

The school is a coeducational, boarding and day school for pupils with sensory and communication need, where spoken language is used.

All pupils are taught by teachers with additional qualifications in deafness or multi-sensory impairments.

The school classrooms are acoustically treated and benefit from Soundfield technology. There is a resident audiologist and health and medical needs are coordinated by the school nurse and supported by a programme of personal, social and health education.

There are strong links with the local child and adolescent mental health team who specialise in working with deaf young people.

The school also has a team of highly specialised speech and language therapists who deliver both individual and group therapy sessions to all pupils.

Address: Church Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DF

Email: info@stjohns.org.uk

Phone: 01937 842144

School website: www.stjohns.org.uk

Springwell Academy are SEMH primary schools in Leeds.

There are three sites

• North Site: Woodnook Drive, Tinshill, LS16 6DY
• South Site: Middleton Road, Leeds, LS10 3JA
• East Site: Brooklands View, Seacroft, LS14 6XR

Email: office@springwellacademyleeds.org

Phone: 0113 4870555

School website: https://springwellacademyleeds.org/ 

 School SEND information: https://springwellacademyleeds.org/send/

Penny Field School is a small school which meets the needs of learners with severe and complex needs. They have 60 pupils on role who follow a bespoke curriculum and who have access to many specialist staff, equipment and resources.

The school has seven classrooms and four care suites with full tracking, a dedicated rebound room, hydrotherapy pool and a purpose-built sensory room. Their outside provision includes a wheelchair accessible roundabout and swing, sensory garden and greenhouse. The Early Years class also has their own outdoor space, which they have access to throughout the day.

Address: Tongue Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4QD

Email: info@nwsilc.org

Phone: tel:0113 3368282

School website: www.pennyfield.org.uk

The East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) is one of the largest specialist settings in the North of England. It has three main sites:

John Jamieson (2-19) for pupils with severe, profound and complex needs including hearing, visual impairments, autism spectrum disorder, and other significant health conditions where medical support is required from the nursing team.

Jack Clark (4-11) for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties including social and emotional needs, autism, hearing, visual, physical and other health needs not requiring daily medical intervention from the nursing team.

Roger Cannon (11-16) for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties including social and emotional needs, autism, hearing, visual, physical and other health needs not requiring daily medical intervention from the nursing team.

The East SILC is a complex organisation which also leads and manages the city-wide Physical Difficulties and Medical Service and the Medical Needs Teaching Service, which includes sites at both Leeds hospitals, Queenswood Education Centre and Red Kite View.

Email:  info@eastsilc.org

Phone: 0113 293 0236

School website: https://www.eastsilc.org/

School SEND information: East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre - SEN Info Report (eastsilc.org)

Pivot Leeds is an independent special school operating over three sites in very close proximity.

Pivot has a core provision for learners with Autism, complex social interaction needs, emotional challenges and other learning needs.

There is a nurture provision for those that require a very bespoke offer tailored to their needs, abilities and interests.

The LINKS provision is for learners who have emotional based school anxiety (EBSA).

Address: Unit 7, York road Killingbeck Drive, Leeds  LS14 6UF

Email: info@pivot-group.co.uk

Phone: 0113 3204069

School website: www.pivot-group.uk

West Oaks School is a generic special school for pupils aged from 2 to 19.

West Oaks is one school for 440 pupils based across three sites:

• Woodhouse Learning (240 pupils)
• Boston Spa Learning (121 pupils)
• Headingley Learning (79 pupils).

At West Oaks School, they educate pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and those with a diagnosis of Autism (ASC).

All pupils have an Education, Health, and Care Plan.

Their curriculum is structured into five pathways, considering pupils’ starting points whilst ensuring high aspirations for all. The five pathways are Foundations, Footsteps, Stepping Stones, Reaching High and Moving On.

Each pathway has a distinct rationale and framework and is summarised within a pathway rationale document that can be found on the school website

The Foundations pathway (EYFS/KS1) is based at Woodhouse Learning only.

Footsteps (Engagements Steps) pathway is based at Woodhouse Learning and Boston Spa Learning.

Stepping Stones (Progression Steps 1-3) and Reaching High (Progression Steps 4-10) Pathways educate pupils at KS2/KS3/KS4 at all three sites. The majority of pupils across the school are accessing the Stepping Stones pathway. The Moving On pathway (KS5) is predominantly based at the Boston Spa Learning site but a small number of pupils can be educated at Headingley and Woodhouse Learning too.

West Oaks prides itself on excellence for everyone within their school community and all sites benefit from high quality indoor and outdoor teaching and learning spaces.

Address: Buckingham Road, Leeds, LS6 1BP

Email: school@westoaks.leeds.sch.uk

Phone: 0113 3235871

School website: www.westoaksschool.co.uk

Broomfield are an all-age generic special school serving South Leeds. They cater for a wide range of learning needs from moderate learning difficulties; severe learning difficulties; complex and multiple learning needs to Asperger’s and Autism. Some students have additional needs – physical; medical; speech and language; visual, hearing or sensory impairment. 

Facilities include: a community internet café, a health and beauty suite, a state-of-the art creative/sensory room, sunken trampolines and an outdoor inclusive adventure playground.

Address: 8 Broom Place, Belle Isle, Leeds, LS10 3JP

Email: broomfield@broomfieldschool.org.uk

Phone: 0113 277 1603

School website: www.broomfieldschool.org.uk

Co-op Academy Brierley is a new Special Educational Needs school supporting pupils with SEND aged 4-16 and once fully open, will provide places for 200 children at the site on Cross Green Lane and another 50 places in partnership with mainstream schools in the area.

Co-op Academy Brierley will support pupils with a wide range of SEND, including children with autistic spectrum condition, cognition and learning difficulties and physical or sensory disabilities.

The school will have enhanced facilities and resources to support its pupils and will benefit from a specialist curriculum delivered by expert teaching staff. Students will benefit from state of the art provision such as an immersive technology room, as well as specialist teaching rooms to ensure coverage of the full national curriculum.

Co-op Academy Brierley's initial cohort of pupils will be based for their first year in a new building at Co-op Academy Nightingale, before moving to the newly built main site on Cross Green Lane, Leeds in September 2024. Places at the new school will be allocated to children with Education, Health and Care plans through Leeds City Council’s SENSAP team following statutory assessment under the SEND Code of Practice.

Address:

• Temporary Address: 9 Stanley Rd, Harehills, Leeds LS9 7AX
• Fixed Address (From September 2024): Cross Green Lane, Leeds

Email: info.brierley@coopacademies.co.uk

Phone: 07551 576171

School website: https://brierley.coopacademies.co.uk

Lighthouse is a school for young people aged 11 to 19 with an autistic spectrum condition (ASC) or related communication disorder.

They offer a highly personalised education which combines national curriculum with vocational subjects and valuable life, social and communication skills’.

Address: Arthington House, Hospital Lane, Cookridge, LS16 6QB

Email: admin@lighthouseschool.co.uk

Phone: 0113 4570605

School website: www.lighthouseschool.co.uk

At GMA Secondary students have similar needs as those in our primary school, and are able to remain within our Post-16 provision until they are 19 years of age.

As in the primary school, pupils at GMA Secondary are in classes that reflect a combination of their age and Key Stage as well as their area of need. At the core of their learning is English / Literacy, Mathematics / Numeracy, Science, and PSHE – which all of their pupils will study. Pupils benefit from specialist teachers for these key areas of the curriculum. As learners progress through the school appropriate qualifications (such as Functional Skills if appropriate) and life skill development (such as Food Technology) become key.

At certain points in the term themes and projects are developed using a whole school collaborative approach where classes are joined together so that pupils will benefit from working with a range of other students and staff members.

Address: Back Lane, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8LS

Email: info@greenmeadows.org.ok

Phone: 0113 336 8270

School website: www.greenmeadows.org.uk

Students on the SILC main site have a wide range of learning needs as well as communication difficulties including Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and associated behavioural and emotional difficulties. This site has many specialist facilities including a hydrotherapy pool as well as specialist teaching areas for some subjects: home technology, a multi-sensory room, ICT and art.

The SILC main site is divided into three sections, each catering to the specific needs of its students. These are the Semi Formal Teaching and Learning Group, 14-19 Teaching and Learning Group and the Complex Communication & Autism Teaching and Learning Group.

The Powerhouse is West SILC's 16-19 provision, based in dynamic, bespoke surroundings. Staff ensure that every aspect of the students' day is geared towards 'functional skills', independence and employability.

Address: 4 Town Street, Stanningley, Leeds, LS28 6HL

Email: info@westsilc.org

Phone: 0113 3862450

School website: www.westsilc.co.uk

The school is a coeducational, boarding and day school for pupils with sensory and communication need, where spoken language is used.

All pupils are taught by teachers with additional qualifications in deafness or multi-sensory impairments.

The school classrooms are acoustically treated and benefit from Soundfield technology. There is a resident audiologist and health and medical needs are coordinated by the school nurse and supported by a programme of personal, social and health education.

There are strong links with the local child and adolescent mental health team who specialise in working with deaf young people.

The school also has a team of highly specialised speech and language therapists who deliver both individual and group therapy sessions to all pupils.

Address: Church Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DF

Email: info@stjohns.org.uk

Phone: 01937 842144

School website: www.stjohns.org.uk

Penny Field School is a small school which meets the needs of learners with severe and complex needs. They have 60 pupils on role who follow a bespoke curriculum and who have access to many specialist staff, equipment and resources.

The school has seven classrooms and four care suites with full tracking, a dedicated rebound room, hydrotherapy pool and a purpose-built sensory room. Their outside provision includes a wheelchai r accessible roundabout and swing, sensory garden and greenhouse. The Early Years class also has their own outdoor space, which they have access to throughout the day.

Address: Tongue Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4QD

Email: info@nwsilc.org

Phone: 0113 3368282

School website: www.pennyfield.org.uk

The East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) is one of the largest specialist settings in the North of England. It has three main sites:

John Jamieson (2-19) for pupils with severe, profound and complex needs including hearing, visual impairments, autism spectrum disorder, and other significant health conditions where medical support is required from the nursing team.

Jack Clark (4-11) for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties including social and emotional needs, autism, hearing, visual, physical and other health needs not requiring daily medical intervention from the nursing team.

Roger Cannon (11-16) for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties including social and emotional needs, autism, hearing, visual, physical and other health needs not requiring daily medical intervention from the nursing team.

The East SILC is a complex organisation which also leads and manages the city-wide Physical Difficulties and Medical Service and the Medical Needs Teaching Service, which includes sites at both Leeds hospitals, Queenswood Education Centre and Red Kite View.

Email:  info@eastsilc.org

Phone: 0113 293 0236

School website: https://www.eastsilc.org/

School SEND information: East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre - SEN Info Report (eastsilc.org)

Pivot Leeds is an independent special school operating over three sites in very close proximity.

Pivot has a core provision for learners with Autism, complex social interaction needs, emotional challenges and other learning needs.

There is a nurture provision for those that require a very bespoke offer tailored to their needs, abilities and interests.

The LINKS provision is for learners who have emotional based school anxiety (EBSA).

Address: Unit 7, York road Killingbeck Drive, Leeds  LS14 6UF

Email: info@pivot-group.co.uk

Phone: 0113 3204069

School website: www.pivot-group.uk

Springwell Academy are SEMH secondary schools in Leeds.

There are three sites

• North Site: Woodnook Drive, Tinshill, LS16 6DY
• South Site: Middleton Road, Leeds, LS10 3JA
• East Site: Brooklands View, Seacroft, LS14 6XR

Email: office@springwellacademyleeds.org

Phone: 0113 4870555

School website: https://springwellacademyleeds.org/ 

 School SEND information: https://springwellacademyleeds.org/send/