Seacroft Grange Primary School

Leeds City Council, in partnership with the Leeds East Primary Partnership, is proposing to establish a 16 place specialist inclusion base (formerly known as a resource provision) for pupils with communication and interaction needs including autism at Seacroft Grange Primary School. The specialist inclusion base 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 specialist inclusion base would cater for all primary year groups.

The specialist inclusion base would be based within a new school building, purposefully built to create a specialist learning environment for children with communication and interaction needs including autism. Seacroft Grange Primary School is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school, with experience of supporting children with SEN. This base 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 specialist inclusion base?

A specialist inclusion base 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). Specialist inclusion bases 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. Specialist inclusion bases vary widely as they specialise in catering for needs in the local area.

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

Let us know your views

You can let us know your views on the establishment of a specialist inclusion base at Seacroft Grange Primary School by responding to our online survey or by attending one of our consultation sessions.

Drop-in sessions

We will be holding 2 consultation sessions, one at the school and one using Microsoft Teams, which you can access via computer or by phone. Council officers and a member of the school’s leadership team will be available to answer questions and discuss any thoughts you might have about the proposal.

School drop-in session

Will be on Wednesday 18 November 2026 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm at Seacroft Grange Primary School, Moresdale Lane, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 6JR. Please attend at any point during the session.

Online session

Will be on Thursday 3 December 2026 from 6pm to 7pm and via Microsoft Teams. To register your interest in attending the online consultation session please email RPplanning@leeds.gov.uk before 4pm the day before the session and we will send you meeting ID and passcode details.

Details of how to access Microsoft Teams will be provided in the email invitation. Please note you can submit questions in advance of attending the session if you wish.

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