Schools with speech, language and communication provision in Staffordshire
For children who find it hard to understand language or make themselves understood, often with speech and language therapists on site. Staffordshire has 7 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for speech, language and communication and 12 special schools that cater for it.
Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheslyn Hay Primary AcademyPrimary school · also autism, physical disability | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Walsall | 4 | Not inspected | 57 |
| Endon Hall Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 2-11 | Stoke-on-Trent | 25 | Report card 2026 | 36 |
| River View Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary school · also autism | SEN unit | 3-11 | Burton-on-Trent | 13 | Good 2024 | – |
| Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary school | SEN unit | 3-11 | Burton-upon-Trent | 20 | No overall grade 2024 | 12 |
| Painsley Catholic CollegeSecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and more | Resourced provision | 11-18 | Stoke-on-Trent | 130 | Good 2022 | 86 |
| 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 (12)
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 | – |
| GreenhallSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and more | Special school | 2-5 | Stafford | 39 pupils | Not inspected | – |
| 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 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 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, severe learning difficulties | Special school | 2-11 | Burton-on-Trent | 206 pupils | Good 2023 | – |
| 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 | – |
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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.