Children's Home
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Willow House
Preston, Lancashire · North West
A four-bed home built around routine, sensory regulation and home-cooked Sunday dinners.
AutismTraumaLearning Disabilities+1
Ages
8–17
Beds
4
Gender
Mixed
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Children's Home
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Bramble Cottage
Harrogate · Yorkshire
A small girls-only home in a leafy village, focused on relational recovery and creative therapies.
SEMHTraumaLooked After Children
Ages
10–16
Beds
3
Gender
Girls
Children's Home
HEART
Oaklea House
Solihull · West Midlands
Adapted bungalow with low-stimulus zones, supporting non-speaking and AAC users.
AutismCommunication NeedsLearning Disabilities
Ages
7–14
Beds
4
Gender
Mixed
Children's Home
HEART
Harbourview Lodge
Plymouth · South West
Coastal home for older boys preparing for independence through outdoor learning.
SEMHADHDTrauma
Ages
12–18
Beds
5
Gender
Boys
Children's Home
HEART
Meadowbrook House
Loughborough · East Midlands
Specialist home with full sensory suite, hoist-equipped bedrooms and on-site therapy team.
AutismLearning DisabilitiesPMLD
Ages
8–17
Beds
4
Gender
Mixed
Children's Home
HEART
Ashgrove House
Durham · North East
Trauma-informed home with a therapeutic horsemanship partnership at the local stables.
SEMHTraumaLooked After Children
Ages
10–17
Beds
4
Gender
Mixed
Specialist School
SHINE
Sycamore School
Wigan · North West
Day and residential school with bespoke EHCP pathways and forest school programme.
AutismADHDSEMH+1
Ages
7–16
Pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
Specialist School
SHINE
Kingfisher Academy
Maidstone, Kent · South East
Secondary specialist school with vocational hubs in catering, horticulture and design.
AutismLearning DisabilitiesCommunication Needs
Ages
11–19
Pupils
80
Gender
Mixed
Specialist School
SHINE
Lark Rise School
Wrexham · Wales
Primary specialist school with intensive interaction at the centre of every day.
AutismPMLDCommunication Needs
Ages
5–14
Pupils
48
Gender
Mixed
Specialist School
SHINE
Stonebridge College
Wolverhampton · West Midlands
Post-14 college focused on functional skills, work experience and adult life readiness.
SEMHADHDLearning Disabilities
Ages
14–19
Pupils
70
Gender
Mixed
Integrated Learning Centre
HEART & SHINE
Primrose Integrated Learning Centre
Leeds · Yorkshire
Home and school under one roof — predictable routines, shared therapy team, zero school-run anxiety.
AutismLearning DisabilitiesTrauma+1
Ages
8–17
Beds
6
Gender
Mixed
Integrated Learning Centre
HEART & SHINE
Evergreen Integrated Learning Centre
Croydon · London
Urban integrated centre with city-life skills, sensory courtyard and 24/7 wraparound team.
AutismADHDSEMH+1
Ages
7–16
Beds
5
Gender
Mixed
Integrated Learning Centre
HEART & SHINE
Northstar Integrated Learning Centre
Newcastle · North East
Integrated provision for complex needs, with hydrotherapy pool and on-site clinical team.
AutismLearning DisabilitiesPMLD+1
Ages
11–19
Beds
6
Gender
Mixed
Children's Home
HEART
Rosewood House
Reading · South East
Quiet, calm girls’ home with art and dance therapies woven through the week.
SEMHTraumaADHD
Ages
9–16
Beds
3
Gender
Girls
Specialist School
SHINE
Hillcrest School
Bristol · South West
Small-class specialist school with therapy dogs and a city farm partnership.
AutismSEMHCommunication Needs
Ages
7–16
Pupils
54
Gender
Mixed