Number of special schools

DrPaulDoyle
DrPaulDoyle Community member Posts: 2 Listener
Hi 

Please could someone tell me the number of special schools there are in England 

Thanks 

Paul 

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi there I think you would need to be a bit more specific as to what you mean by special school 

    There are lots of different schools which diecualyse in certain areas eg deaf schools 

    Also lots of mainstream schools have provision to provide special needs education 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,443 Championing
    Welcome to the community @DrPaulDoyle :)

    This government document from October 2019 states that:
    There are 1,044 state-funded and non-maintained special schools in England.
    Were you asking for a particular reason?
  • DrPaulDoyle
    DrPaulDoyle Community member Posts: 2 Listener
    Thanks very much. 
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    janer1967 said:
    Hi there I think you would need to be a bit more specific as to what you mean by special school 

    There are lots of different schools which diecualyse in certain areas eg deaf schools 

    Also lots of mainstream schools have provision to provide special needs education 
    And if these mainstream schools with special needs provision are anything like where I went, bullying will be rife, yet the teachers don't do anything about it! :rage:
    I'm sorry to read this happened to you, sounds awful. I'm sure others will have positive experiences of those schools, and that the vast majority aren't like that.