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Top 25 Independent special ed schools based in the United Kingdom

Name: Independent special ed schools based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 735 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 735 independent special ed schools headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 12,239 professional contacts across them, including 3,442 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers independent special ed schools headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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12,239Contacts tracked

3,442Verified emails

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The 25 largest independent special ed schools based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 735 independent special ed schools based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent special ed schools: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Outcomes First Group	Indirect evidence	Bolton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,080 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Outcomes First Group we believe every child has the ability to thrive when given access to a learning environment designed for their success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Witherslack Group	Partial evidence	Lupton Via Carnforth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	854 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are the UK’s leading education provider for children and young people with special educational needs, as evidenced by sector leading Ofsted judgements and our unmatched…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Aspris	Indirect evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	530 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Every child and young person has potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Senad Group	Strong evidence	Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	359 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The SENAD Group has a portfolio of homes and schools for children and young people who have special educational and/or care needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	The Aurora-Group	Partial evidence	Gloucester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	351 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an innovative and expanding provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Kisimul Group Limited	Partial evidence	Lincoln, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	321 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our schools, college, registered care homes and supported living services provide exceptional education and care for children and adults with autism, learning disabilities and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Kedleston Group	Indirect evidence	Schools And Homes Across The Uk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	228 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to provide the best education, care and support for young people with individual needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Options Autism	Indirect evidence	Bolton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	152 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Options Autism is a leading provider of education for neurodivergent children and young adults.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Ewell Castle School	Strong evidence	Ewell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ewell Castle School is a happy and successful co-educational independent school in North Surrey, easily accessible from South West London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Worksop College And Ranby House	Strong evidence	Worksop, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Worksop College and Ranby House Preparatory School is a leading Independent School for children aged 2-18.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Compass Community Schools	Partial evidence	Loughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Compass Schools are unique and distinctive environments that are highly effective in supporting complex children who have experienced trauma and adverse childhood experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	R.E.A.L. Education Part Of The Aurora Group	Partial evidence	Mansfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	82 contacts →
	Partial evidence “R.E.A.L.’s vision is to create outstanding alternative provision and services that enable young people who have been marginalised by their exceptional and complex special needs to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Linwood School	Strong evidence	Bournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	74 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Linwood School is an ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted January 2025) multi-campus, day special school for children and young people aged 3 – 19.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Eden Academy Trust	Partial evidence	Eastcote, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	73 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At the Eden Academy Trust we specialise in meeting the educational needs of children and young people with a range of learning difficulties including those who may have autism and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Macintyre Academies	Strong evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MacIntyre Academies is a multi-academy trust for special schools and specialist alternative provision.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Forest Bridge School	Strong evidence	Maidenhead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Forest Bridge School is a Special Free School for children and young people with a primary diagnosis of autism.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	West LEA School	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We're breaking down barriers for children and young adults in Enfield with special educational needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Cantell School	Partial evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cantell is a happy, thriving and successful school with 1250 students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Solent Academies Trust	Partial evidence	Portsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At the heart of our Trust is the belief that our schools should be united in order to provide a high quality, seamless educational provision that prepares pupils for the next…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Rydal Penrhos School	Indirect evidence	Colwyn Bay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Hartsdown Academy	Indirect evidence	Kent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We change lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Bradstow School	Strong evidence	Broadstairs, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	58 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bradstow School is a residential special school for 62 autistic children and young people, all of whom experience severe learning disabilities and will require individual support…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Cavendish Education Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	57 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cavendish Education is a family of independent day and boarding schools and colleges for students between the ages of five and 21.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Langdon Academy	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	West Heath School	Partial evidence	Sevenoaks, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “West Heath School has only one aim - to rebuild young, damaged lives through education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent special ed schools. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names independent special ed schools.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent special ed schools, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent special ed schools. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Independent special ed schools based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

28.1%Verified-email coverage

16.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

10.5%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

232

11-50

261

51-200

178

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 735 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent special ed schools, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “independent special ed schools”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent special ed schools), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent special ed schools, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,442 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent special ed schools, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many independent special ed schools are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 735 independent special ed schools headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Outcomes First Group, headquartered in Bolton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent special ed schools?

London leads with 77 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (11) and Bolton (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,442 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 735 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.