Schools with severe learning difficulties provision in Staffordshire

For pupils with significant intellectual disabilities who need support with independence and communication as well as learning. Staffordshire has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for severe learning difficulties and 15 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
The Orme AcademySecondary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Newcastle	12	Good 2024	32
The Wilnecote SchoolSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more	Resourced provision	11-16	Tamworth	5	Good 2022	27

Special schools (15)

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
Blackfriars AcademySpecial school · also autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties and more	Special school	11-19	Newcastle-under-Lyme	121 pupils	Outstanding 2023	–
Cherry Trees SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more	Special school	3-11	Wolverhampton	65 pupils	Good 2024	–
Hednesford Valley High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health and more	Special school	11-19	Hednesford	205 pupils	Not inspected	–
Horton Lodge Community Special SchoolSpecial school · also hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more	Special school	2-11	Leek	66 pupils	Good 2024	–
Marshlands SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	5-11	Stafford	201 pupils	Not inspected	–
Merryfields SchoolSpecial school	Special school	2-11	Newcastle	118 pupils	Not inspected	–
Rocklands SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health	Special school	2-11	Lichfield	140 pupils	Good 2022	–
Saxon Hill AcademySpecial school · also hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability and more	Special school	2-19	Lichfield	130 pupils	Report card 2025	–
Sherbrook Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	2-11	Cannock	135 pupils	Good 2023	–
Springfield SchoolSpecial school	Special school	3-11	Leek	73 pupils	Good 2022	–
The Fountains High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and more	Special school	11-18	Burton-on-Trent	246 pupils	Good 2022	–
The Fountains Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication	Special school	2-11	Burton-on-Trent	206 pupils	Good 2023	–
Two Rivers High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties	Special school	11-19	Tamworth	286 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Two Rivers Primary SchoolSpecial school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and more	Special school	2-11	Tamworth	135 pupils	Outstanding 2024	–
Wightwick Hall SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, other needs and more	Special school	11-19	Wolverhampton	175 pupils	Report card 2026	–

Other councils All schools in Staffordshire

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.