(UK) Liverpool: $51M special school to provide 250 places "for children with diverse and complex needs"
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Jan 30, 2026, Education Magazine: £37m [$51M] landmark SEND school project gains planning approval
Liverpool City Council has approved a landmark project that will boost SEND support and become a ‘net zero in operation primary school’ built around a unique village community vision.
A major investment in inclusive education
The new Princes Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) School in Dovecot is backed by £37m of investment and aims to provide 250 SEND places. The aim is to offer state of the art learning and therapeutic environments purpose built for children with diverse and complex needs and who have been given an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). . . .
The project responds to the urgent need to replace the school’s ageing estate. Princes SEND School currently operates across four sites that, while safe, are reaching the end of their functional life. They cannot adequately meet pupils’ growing, complex needs.
Part of a wider expansion of SEND provision
This follows the £10m [$124M] regeneration of Bank View School in Speke in December, which increased additional SEND places.
In Liverpool, pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) rose by 50 per cent between 2020 and 2024. . . .
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