Autism Support Centre

Help parents and carers apply for enhanced provisions for children and young people.

There are 8 mainstream schools across Essex which provide extra support for autistic pupils.

This extra support is known as 'enhanced provisions’ provided through each school’s Autism Support Centre (ASC). They are not the same as special schools.

Autism Support Centre (ASC) placement requests

We have 4 primary and 4 secondary school ASCs which provide ‘enhanced provisions’.

All requests must be made through the annual review process and cannot be made directly to schools and their ASCs.

Request a school viewing

Parents and carers should only be encouraged to request a school or ASC viewing if their child(ren) meets all of the following requirements:

  • a primary diagnosis or need of autism
  • an education, health and care plan (ECHP) where the primary need is autism
  • be academically and cognitively able to attend mainstream school with appropriate support from the ASC
  • overcome their barriers to learning with appropriate support from the ASC

All placement decisions are made at our monthly autism panel meetings.

Autism Support Centres (ASCs)

Find out more about enhanced provisions at each of the ASCs:

North East Essex

  • Hamford Primary Academy (primary enhanced provision)

Telephone: 01255 673 415

Email: contactus@hamfordprimaryacademy.org

SEND details: Hamford Primary Academy on the ECC SEND website

  • Tendring Technical College (secondary enhanced provision)

Telephone 01255 861 341 

Email: thorpe@tendringtechnologycollege.org​​

Website: Tendring Technical College

Mid Essex

  • Kelvedon St Mary’s C of E Primary Academy (primary enhanced provision)

Telephone: 01376 570 411

Email: admin@kelvedonacademy.com

SEND details: Kelvedon Academy on the ECC SEND website

  • Honywood School (secondary enhanced provision)

Telephone 01376 531 231

Email: admin@honywoodschool.com

SEND details: Honywood School on the ECC SEND website

West Essex

  • Potter Street Academy (primary enhanced provision)

Telephone: 01279 886 504

Email: admin@potterstreetacademy.com

Website: Potter Street Academy - SEND

  • Passmores Academy (secondary enhanced provision)

Telephone: 01279 770 800

Email: passmores@passmoresacademy.com

SEND details: Passmores Academy on the ECC SEND website

South Essex

  • Merrylands Primary (primary enhanced provision)

Telephone: 01268 417 893

Email: admin@merrylands-pri.essex.sch.uk

SEND details: ​Merrylands Primary on the ECC SEND website

  • The Bromfords School (secondary enhanced provision)

Telephone 01268 471 201

Email: office@bromfords.essex.sch.uk

SEND details: The Bromfords School on the ECC SEND website