Special needs schools in the West Midlands
Are you looking for a special needs school in the West Midlands, or trying to find out more information about special schools in the region?
Search here for independent special needs schools in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (county) and Worcestershire. Find and compare schools nearest to you and those with particular specialisms.
You will find all special schools in the West Midlands listed at the bottom of this page, with abbreviations denoting the conditions each school caters for (check our glossary for definitions).
Click on a school's name for information about that school. Schools at the top of the listings in highlighted panels feature full profile information including social media, website and email links and optional video.
You can narrow down your search by using the search boxes below to select schools by age, gender, those that offer residential facilities, and those that have a speciality in:
a) social interaction difficulties (including autism and Asperger syndrome)
b) emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties
c) learning difficulties (including dyslexia/SPLD)
d) sensory or physical impairment
Our postcode search facility allows you to find and compare schools nearest to you by searching a radius of two to 100 miles.
You can gain further advice from a selection of articles on this website about choosing a special needs school.
These search results are from www.specialneedsguide.co.uk, the online edition of John Catt's Which School? for Special Needs guidebook.
NAS Church Lawton School
Cherry Tree Avenue,
Church Lawton,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST7 3EL,
Staffordshire
www.autism.org.uk/churchlawton
ASD, AUT
Read more about NAS Church Lawton School
Queen Alexandra College (QAC)
Court Oak Road,
Harborne,
Birmingham,
B17 9TG,
West Midlands
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, CP, Deaf, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, GLD, HighA, Hlmp, LD, MLD, MSI, PhysD, Physlmp, PartH, PNI, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Read more about Queen Alexandra College (QAC)
The Roaches Independent School
Tunstall Road,
Knypersley,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST8 7AB,
Staffordshire
BESD, EBD, SEMH
Read more about The Roaches Independent School
Argent College
New Standard Works,
43-47 Vittoria Street,
Birmingham,
B1 3PE,
West Midlands
ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, EBD, LD, SCLD, SEMH
Aurora Hanley School
Cambrian Way,
off Eaves Lane,
Bucknall,
ST2 8PQ,
Staffordshire
ASD, ASP, AUT, LD, SCD
Avon Park School
St John's Avenue,
Rugby,
CV22 5HR,
Warwickshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, BESD, CLD, DYSP, LD, SCD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Bladon House School
Newton Solney,
Burton upon Trent,
DE15 0TA,
Staffordshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, AUT, CLD, EPI, Hlmp, LD, MLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Cambian New Elizabethan School
Quarry Bank,
Hartlebury,
Kidderminster,
DY11 7TE,
Worcestershire
ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, SCD, SEMH
Derwen College
Oswestry,
SY11 3JA,
Shropshire
CP, DEL, DYSL, EPI, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, PMLD, SLD, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Draycott Moor College
Draycott Old Road,
Draycott-in-the-Moors,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST11 9AH,
Staffordshire
EBD, SCLD
Fairways School
Redhill Road,
Kings Norton,
Birmingham,
B38 9EL,
West Midlands
ADHD, ASD, DYSL, MLD, SEMH
Glasshouse College
Wollaston Road,
Amblecote,
Stourbridge,
DY8 4HF,
West Midlands
ADHD, ASD, ASP, BESD, CLD, EBD, GLD, LD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLD
Hereward College of Further Education
Bramston Crescent,
Tile Hill Lane,
Coventry,
CV4 9SW,
West Midlands
ASP, AUT, CP, DEL, DYSL, DYSP, EBD, EPI, HighA, Hlmp, MLD, Physlmp, SPLD, VIS
Hillcrest Glebedale School
Grove Road,
Heron Cross,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 3AY,
Staffordshire
AttDD, ADHD, BESD, EBD, SCD, SEMH
National Institute for Conductive Education
Cannon Hill House, Russell Road,
Moseley,
Birmingham,
B13 8RD,
West Midlands
CP, DYSP, PNI
Options Trent Acres
Alrewas Road,
Kings Bromley,
DE13 7HR,
Staffordshire
ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, LD, MLD, SCLD
Overley Hall School
Overley,
Wellington,
Telford,
TF6 5HE,
West Midlands
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, CLD, DYSP, EPI, GLD, LD, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SLD, SpeechLD
Priory Telford School
Upper Forge, Dale Road,
Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge,
Telford,
TF8 7DT,
Shropshire
ADHD, ASD, ASP, AUT, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SEMH, SpeechLD
Queenswood School
Callows Hills Farm,
Hereford Road,
Ledbury,
HR8 2PZ,
Herefordshire
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, BESD, DYSL, DYSP, MLD, SEMH, SPLD, SpeechLD
Regent College
77 Shelton New Road,
Shelton,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 7AA,
Staffordshire
CLD, EPI, PhysD, SLD, SpeechLD
Rowden House School
Rowden,
Bromyard,
HR7 4LS,
Herefordshire
ADHD, ASD, AUT, CLD, EPI, Hlmp, LD, PMLD, SCLD, SLD, SPLI, SPLD, SpeechLD, VIS
Strathmore College
Unit 7 Imex Centre,
Technology Park,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 8LJ,
Staffordshire
ASD, ASP, AUT, SEMH, SLD
Sunfield School
Clent Grove,
Woodman Lane,
Stourbridge,
DY9 9PB,
West Midlands
AttDD, ADHD, ASD, AUT, BESD, CLD, DYSL, EPI, GLD, LD, MLD, MSI, PMLD, SCD, SCLD, SEMH, SLD, SPLI, SpeechLD
The Island Project School
Diddington Hall,
Diddington Lane,
Meriden,
CV7 7HQ,
West Midlands
ASD, AUT
The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC)
Venns Lane,
Hereford,
HR1 1DT,
Herefordshire
ASP, AUT, DYSL, HighA, MLD, PhysD, PartH, VIS
Values Academy Birmingham
15 Key Hill,
Hockley Hill,
Birmingham,
B18 5PB,
West Midlands
BESD, EBD, SEMH