Independent special schools and post-16 institutions

Independent schools for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities, which have been approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Special schools and colleges approved under section 41 in England and Wales

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Details

A list of all independent schools and special post-16 institutions for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in England and Wales.

You can filter the list by local authority or by type of setting.

Our guide for independent special schools and special post-16 institutions explains how to apply for approval under section 41.

Voluntary removal

Email hns.sos@education.gov.uk to ask for your institution to be removed from the approved list, stating the reason. We will remove it in the next update and notify local authorities. The published list includes all removed institutions.

Once your institution has been removed, you cannot re-apply for it to be added to the list for one full academic year.

Other special schools

Details of all special schools in England are available on the Get Information about Schools service. This includes:

• maintained schools
• non-maintained schools
• academies
• independent schools

The SEND guide for parents and carers explains how parents can ask for one of these schools or special post-16 institutions to be named in their child’s education, health and care plan.

From: Department for Education