Last updated:

4th April 2025

Special schools

To go to a special school, your child must have:

  • an EHCP
  • complex special educational needs

     

Wokingham Borough special schools

School name Special educational need Age range
Addington School Severe learning difficulties or profound and multiple learning difficulties 3 to 19
Chiltern Way Academy Autism 8 to 16
Oak Tree School Autism and associated complex needs

Opened in September 2023

Over the next few years, it will provide places for children aged 5 to 18 years

Find other special schools

Details of special schools in nearby boroughs are available on the Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools register. This includes:

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

Schools approved under section 41 

Some independent special schools and colleges have been approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.

Find a list of schools approved under section 41 on GOV.UK

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