There is a Government database that lists all schools and colleges in England. You can search it by local authority and if you put Devon into the search function it will create an A-Z list of all schools and colleges in the county. You can then use the filters on the search to narrow the list down. You can add a filter for different types of school, including independent and special schools. For example, you can start your search by choosing ‘Devon’ and then narrow the results down by choosing ‘secondary’ or ‘Special’. You can then search again for ‘Devon’ and ‘independent’ (these are not always special schools, but often have smaller classes) or ‘free schools’, or ‘Local Authority Maintained Schools’ or ‘Academies’. If you live near a county border you can also search in Cornwall, Dorset, Plymouth, Torbay or Somerset. Devon County Council also has a directory of schools. This works in a similar way to the Government database, in that you can narrow your search using filters to make it more useful. On the Devon database you can search by area of the county, academy trusts and learning communities. You can also do a search for special schools.