Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Birmingham

For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Birmingham has 1 mainstream school with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 11 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (1)

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
Waverley SchoolAll-through school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication and more	Resourced provision	2-19	Birmingham	67	Good 2021	31

Special schools (11)

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
Brays SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, visual impairment	Special school	2-11	Birmingham	93 pupils	Not inspected	–
Calthorpe AcademySpecial school	Special school	2-19	Birmingham	461 pupils	Good 2023	–
Cherry Oak SchoolSpecial school · also autism, speech, language and communication	Special school	3-11	Birmingham	112 pupils	Good 2024	–
Fox Hollies SchoolSpecial school	Special school	11-19	Birmingham	116 pupils	Report card 2026	–
Hallmoor SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	4-19	Birmingham	294 pupils	Good 2023	–
Queen Alexandra CollegeSpecial school · also autism, other needs, visual impairment	Special school	16-25	Birmingham	– pupils	Not inspected	–
Queensbury SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication and more	Special school	11-19	Birmingham	372 pupils	Good 2023	–
Selly Oak Trust SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	Special school	11-19	Birmingham	400 pupils	Good 2022	–
The Bridge SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	2-11	Birmingham	91 pupils	Not inspected	–
The Dame Ellen Pinsent SchoolSpecial school · also moderate learning difficulties, other needs, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties	Special school	5-11	Birmingham	158 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Victoria SchoolSpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	2-19	Birmingham	225 pupils	Good 2024	–

Other councils All schools in Birmingham

Other needs

Autism Speech, language and communication Social, emotional and mental health Moderate 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.