Section 41: Secretary of State approved independent educational institutions, independent special schools and post-16 institutions
This guidance is the published list of the Secretary of State's approved independent educational institutions, independent special schools and post-16 institutions.
This list contains all independent schools and colleges for children with special educational needs or disability (SEND), including:
- schools and colleges approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in England and Wales
- independent special schools in England, including non-maintained special schools (NMSS)
To find out further information then please click here or select the link on your right.
Please note, if you want your child to attend an independent or private school which is not named on this list, then the Local Authority is not under any obligation to name the school in your child's EHC Plan or to provide any funding to the school to support their special educational needs.