Schools with autism provision in Sandwell

Autism units and resourced provisions give autistic pupils a base with specialist staff while they join mainstream classes for as much as suits them. Sandwell has 10 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for autism and 1 special school that caters for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (10)

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
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Oldbury	15	No overall grade 2024	–
Devonshire Infant AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	3-7	Smethwick	5	No overall grade 2025	74
Devonshire Junior AcademyPrimary school	Resourced provision	7-11	Smethwick	7	Good 2022	72
Ferndale Primary SchoolPrimary school · also other needs	Resourced provision	3-11	Birmingham	7	Good 2022	63
Grace Mary Primary SchoolPrimary school	Resourced provision	2-11	Oldbury	18	Not inspected	84
Great Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communication	Resourced provision	3-11	Tipton	10	Good 2024	49
Ocker Hill AcademyPrimary school	SEN unit and resourced provision	7-11	Tipton	20	Good 2024	86
Bristnall Hall AcademySecondary school	Resourced provision	11-18	Oldbury	39	Outstanding 2023	83
Q3 Academy Great BarrSecondary school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Resourced provision	11-19	Birmingham	1,083	Good 2022	40
Wodensborough Ormiston AcademySecondary school · also hearing impairment	Resourced provision	11-16	Wednesbury	21	Report card 2025	19

Special schools (1)

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
The Meadows SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs and more	Special school	11-19	Oldbury	262 pupils	Report card 2026	–

Other councils All schools in Sandwell

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.