Schools with autism provision in Dudley

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Dudley has 4 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 6 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (4)

Pupils have a specialist base and staff inside an ordinary school. Places are separate from the school's main admissions and normally need an EHC plan.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Dawley Brook Primary SchoolPrimary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	SEN unit	3-11	Kingswinford	12	Good 2024	29
Gig Mill Primary SchoolPrimary school	SEN unit	2-11	Stourbridge	12	Good 2020	11
Rufford Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	SEN unit	2-11	Stourbridge	13	Good 2024	46
Beacon Hill AcademySecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	SEN unit and resourced provision	11-16	Dudley	27	Good 2024	40

Special schools (6)

Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.

School	Provision	Ages	Town	Places	Ofsted	Score
Halesbury SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	4-19	Halesowen	174 pupils	Report card 2026	–
Pens Meadow SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	3-19	Pensnett	145 pupils	Good 2019	–
Sutton SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	11-16	Dudley	194 pupils	Good 2024	–
The Brier SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	4-16	Kingswinford	219 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
The Old Park SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	4-19	Brierley Hill	– pupils	Not inspected	–
Woodsetton SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	Special school	4-11	Dudley	123 pupils	Good 2023	–

Other councils All schools in Dudley

Other needs

Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health Moderate learning difficulties Severe learning difficulties Profound and multiple learning difficulties Hearing impairment Visual impairment Multi-sensory impairment Physical disability Specific learning difficulties Other needs

How to read this

The list comes from the Department for Education's register of schools (Get Information about Schools), which records the type of SEN provision each school has and how many pupils are in a resourced provision or SEN unit. Resourced provision means extra staff and funding for a group of pupils who spend most of their time in ordinary classes. A SEN unit is a separate class within the school. Both need a place agreed by the council through an education, health and care plan; ask the council's SEND team, not the school's admissions office. The register is only as good as what schools report, so check with the school before relying on it.