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Schools with other needs provision in Sandwell

Provision the government lists without a more specific category. Sandwell has 3 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for other needs and 1 special school that caters for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (3)

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Ferndale Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autismResourced provision3-11Birmingham7Good 202263
Galton Valley Primary SchoolPrimary school · also moderate learning difficultiesResourced provision2-11Smethwick13Good 202077
Q3 Academy Great BarrSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision11-19Birmingham1,083Good 202240

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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
The Meadows SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school11-19Oldbury262 pupilsReport card 2026

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.