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Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Walsall

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Walsall has 2 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 4 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.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary schoolSEN unit3-11Walsall4Good 202346
Short Heath Junior SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision7-11Willenhall8Good 20228

Special schools (4)

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
Castle SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and moreSpecial school7-18Walsall247 pupilsNo overall grade 2025
Elmwood SchoolSpecial schoolSpecial school11-16Walsall85 pupilsGood 2022
Jane Lane SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, physical disability and moreSpecial school7-16Walsall195 pupilsGood 2023
Phoenix AcademySpecial schoolSpecial school5-11Walsall50 pupilsGood 2022

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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.