Cookridge Primary School

Leeds City Council, in partnership with the Leeds North West Education Partnership Foundation, is proposing to establish a 12 place (increasing to 16 place) resource provision, for pupils with speech, language and communication needs at Cookridge Primary School. The resource provision would be led by specialist staff with expertise and skills in supporting pupils with additional educational needs and who would develop and support the whole school approach and curriculum, including an inclusive ethos to enable children to be included in mainstream. The resource provision would cater for all primary year groups. 

The resource provision would be based within the current school building, adapting existing surplus space, to create a specialist learning environment for children with speech, language and communication needs. Cookridge Primary School is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school, with experience of supporting children with special educational needs. This provision will enhance the education of the existing children as well as making provision for other children in the locality and wider areas of Leeds.

What is a resource provision?

A resource provision provides additional specialist facilities on a mainstream school site for a small number of pupils. These children usually have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Resource provisions tend to provide for specific needs such as speech, language and communication needs, hearing or visual impairment or autism although in some cases they provide for pupils with physical disabilities or behavioural difficulties. Resource provisions vary widely as they specialise in catering for needs in the local area.

Pupils who access resource provisions spend most of their time in mainstream classes. They attend the resource provision for individual support in relation to their specific needs. Pupils are on the roll of the mainstream school. The facilities which make up the resource provision can either be a suite or dispersed throughout the school.

Public consultation

The consultation has now closed and the consultation responses are being considered. A further update will be provided soon.

Dated: 1 December 2025.

Timeline