Schools with other needs provision in Birmingham

Provision the government lists without a more specific category. Birmingham has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for other needs and 3 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (2)

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
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources BasePrimary school	Resourced provision	3-11	Birmingham	12	Good 2024	12
FairfaxSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	Resourced provision	11-18	Sutton Coldfield	16	Good 2024	58

Special schools (3)

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
Queen Alexandra CollegeSpecial school · also autism, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment	Special school	16-25	Birmingham	– pupils	Not inspected	–
The Dame Ellen Pinsent SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties	Special school	5-11	Birmingham	158 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Wilson Stuart SchoolSpecial school · also physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication	Special school	2-19	Birmingham	283 pupils	Not inspected	–

Other councils All schools in Birmingham

Other needs

Autism 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

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.