The Willows School
1 Weaver Road, South Hykeham, LN6 3QN
Independent special school for ages 5–15 in South Hykeham. Mixed intake.
The Willows School is an independent special school in Lincoln, registered for boys and girls aged 5 to 15, with capacity for up to 90 pupils.
The school says it is a new school in South Hykeham run by Renaissance Education, alongside sister schools in Kent and Bournville.
It describes its intake as young people with an education, health and care plan whose primary need is autism or similar, often alongside social, emotional and mental health needs, and for whom mainstream education has not been suitable. Its offer, it says, is a holistic, experiential curriculum in a therapeutic environment, working towards GCSEs, Functional Skills or equivalent outcomes at Key Stage 4, with admissions currently up to Year 9 and extending to Year 10 from September 2026.