Special Schools

In Dudley we have wide variety of Special Educational Needs/Disability (SEND) settings.  There are 7 special schools across the borough and two specialist nurseries that offer support and education to children with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) , Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD).

Here you can find a list of the different settings and a direct link to their website.

 

The Brier School

The Brier is the flagship special school for the borough of Dudley with a strong reputation in the local community and beyond. It is housed on ‘Campus 21’ in a state of the art modern building in between two mainstream schools.
The Brier School is a special school which offers the following specialist range of provision to support children
with complex learning needs, including autism and speech, language and communication.

 

 

Pens Meadow School

Pens Meadow is a special school which offers places for 65 pupils aged 3 – 16 at our Ridge Hill site and 40 pupils aged 16 – 19 at our Pensnett site. We provide a quality education for pupils with complex needs, severe learning difficulties, including autism, and pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties.

 

 

The Old Park School

The Old Park School are an outstanding Dudley special school for children and young people who have severe and complex learning difficulties. Our website aims to give you a taster of our wonderful school as well as providing up to date information for parents, pupils and the wider community. We hope you enjoy your visit and you find the information you are looking for.

 

 

Halesbury School

Halesbury School is an all age Special School in Halesowen, where individuals are valued for themselves for their individuality and all are challenged to reach their potential.

 

Rosewood School

Situated in Coseley, Rosewood School caters for pupils aged between eleven and sixteen. The pupils are at Rosewood for a wide variety of reasons. Many experience social, behavioural and emotional problems which mean they find conventional schooling difficult. At Rosewood we provide small group teaching with an emphasis on socialisation skills designed to help each pupil make progress. We aim to add value to all our pupils no matter what their learning difficulty.

 

The Sutton School and Specialist College

Sutton is a purpose built day school for pupils aged 11-16 whose educational needs cannot adequately be met in mainstream schools. Situated close to Dudley town centre, the school caters for approximately 145 pupils all of whom have a Statement of Special Educational Needs/EHCP and are deemed to have moderate learning difficulties.

 

 

The Woodsetton School

Woodesetton are a primary special school which provides education for children with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) and speech, language and communication disorders.

Woodsetton aim to provide a happy, caring and stimulating environment where children and adults feel safe and valued, and are encouraged and supported to achieve the very best they can.