Schools and SEND support
The majority of pupils with special educational needs are supported by their school, without the need for an education, health and care plan (EHCP). In a small number of cases, however, where the needs might be more severe, complex and persistent, an EHCP may be required to provide further support. If you have concerns, in the first instance please talk to the SEND Co-ordinator (SENDCo) at your/your child’s school or educational setting for further information.
A child or young person with special education needs or disability (SEND) can usually be supported within the mainstream education system. This may include council-funded additionally resourced provisions (ARPs), which you can find out more about below.
Additionally Resourced Provisions (ARPs)
In Reading, a number of schools offer Additionally Resourced Provisions (ARPs).
What is an ARP?
These are specialist resources within mainstream schools where children receive enhanced, targeted provision so their long term special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can be supported within a mainstream setting.
ARPs are funded directly by the council and delivered by the schools themselves. In most cases, children accessing an ARP will have an education, health and care plan (EHCP).
ARPs are supported by services including Reading Inclusion Support in Education (RISE) and the School Effectiveness team.
ARP profiles
To help families and professionals understand the type of needs each provision specialises in and the support it offers, each school has a record on the Reading SEND Local Offer website outlining the SEND support they offer, including ARPs. The table below lists specialist SEND schools as well as mainstream schools that offer ARPs in Reading. Each listing links to the school’s SEND provision record.
Reading schools offering SEND support, including funded ARP places, are listed below:
The following table is a list of Reading schools with varied levels of support available, ranging from full, specialist support to schools with resources and/or ARPs for different special educational needs and/or disabilities:
Nurseries
| School | Description | Contact |
| Blagdon Nursery | Mainstream nursery offering ARPs with specialist provision for children with social communication | 0118 937 5425 |
| New Bridge Nursery | Mainstream nursery offering ARPs with a resource for pupils with an autistic spectrum condition | 0118 937 5580 |
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery | Mainstream early years and primary school setting offering ARPs | 0118 937 5566 |
Primary schools
| School | Description | Contact |
| Alfred Sutton Primary School | Mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5411 |
| Christ the King Primary School | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs with a resource for pupils with an autistic spectrum condition | 0118 937 5434 |
| EP Collier Primary School | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs with a resource for pupils with speech & language and communication difficulties | 0118 937 5470 |
| The Holy Brook Special School | Primary special school for pupils with emotional, social and mental health difficulties | 0118 937 5489 |
| Katesgrove Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5490 |
| Manor Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs for pupils in Yr1-Yr6 with moderate learning difficulties | 0118 937 5494 |
| Moorlands Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5505 |
| New Christ Church CE Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5437 |
| New Town Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5509 |
| Oxford Road Community Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5511 |
| Redlands Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5527 |
| Southcote Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs and a base for children with SLCN | 0118 937 5533 |
| St Mary & All Saints CE Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 901 5545 |
| St Michael’s Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 901 5550 |
| Thameside Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5551 |
| Wilson Primary | Primary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 937 5573 |
Secondary schools and all-age schools
| School | Description | Contact |
| The Avenue Special School | All age special school for children with complex needs, including autism | 0118 937 5554 |
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon School | Secondary mainstream school offering ARPs with a resource for pupils with an autistic spectrum condition | 0118 957 4730 |
| Hamilton School | Secondary special school for pupils with emotional, social and mental health difficulties | 0118 937 5524 |
| Highdown School | Secondary mainstream school offering ARPs with a resource for pupils with a visual impairment | 0118 937 5800 |
| King’s Academy Prospect | Secondary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 959 0466 |
| River Academy | Secondary mainstream offering ARPs for children with mild learning difficulties | 0118 929 6020 |
| The Wren Secondary | Secondary mainstream school offering ARPs | 0118 214 3888 |