Special schools in Essex
24 open special schools in the Essex local authority area.
- Castledon School (Wickford; Academy special converter; ages 5-19; inspected 8 July 2025)
- Cedar Hall School (Benfleet; Foundation special school; ages 4-16; inspected 21 January 2025)
- Chatten Free School (Rivenhall; Free schools special; ages 4-19; inspected 26 March 2024)
- Endeavour Co-Operative Academy (Brentwood; Academy special converter; ages 4-19; inspected 6 June 2023)
- Glenwood School (Benfleet; Community special school; ages 3-19)
- Grove House School (Brentwood; Free schools special; ages 8-19)
- Harlow Fields School and College (Harlow; Community special school; ages 3-19; inspected 14 January 2025)
- Kingswode Hoe School (Colchester; Academy special converter; ages 5-16; report card 9 June 2026)
- Langham Oaks (Colchester; Academy special sponsor led; ages 10-16; inspected 1 October 2024)
- Lexden Springs School (Colchester; Academy special sponsor led; ages 3-19; inspected 30 January 2024)
- Market Field School and College (Colchester; Academy special converter; ages 5-19; inspected 16 October 2019)
- Oak View School (Loughton; Academy special converter; ages 3-19; inspected 23 November 2022)
- Ramsden Hall Academy (Billericay; Academy special sponsor led; ages 10-16; inspected 11 October 2022)
- Shorefields School (Clacton-on-Sea; Community special school; ages 3-19)
- Southview School (Witham; Academy special sponsor led; ages 3-19; inspected 13 September 2022)
- St John's RC School (Essex) (Woodford Bridge; Non-maintained special school; ages 5-19; report card 21 April 2026)
- The Bridge Columbus (Chelmsford; Academy special converter; ages 3-19)
- The Bridge Pioneer (Basildon; Academy special converter; ages 3-19)
- The Edith Borthwick School (Braintree; Community special school; ages 3-19; report card 13 January 2026)
- The Greenwell Academy (Harlow; Free schools special; ages 7-16; report card 28 April 2026)
- The Hawthorns School (Chelmsford; Free schools special; ages 7-16; report card 6 January 2026)
- The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy (Chelmsford; Free schools special; ages 7-16)
- Thriftwood School (Chelmsford; Academy special converter; ages 5-19; inspected 15 July 2025)
- Wells Park School (Chigwell; Academy special converter; ages 4-11)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.