The Pines Special School
- The Pines Special School
Marsh Hill
Birmingham
West Midlands
B23 7EY - Head: Miss Emma Pearce
- T 0121 464 6136
- F 0121 464 3149
- E enquiry@pines.bham.sch.uk
- W www.thepinesspecialschool.com
- A state special school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 16. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Birmingham
- Pupils: 244
- Religion: Does not apply
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- Early years provision Good 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
- 1 Full inspection 9th July 2019
- Previous Ofsted grade: Outstanding on 15th January 2014
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What the school says...
The Pines School is a primary special school, with a Nursery class, educating pupils who have communication disorders, the majority of whom have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Where it is appropriate, individual pupils are gradually integrated into mainstream settings in order that they may be included in their local community. Over a period of several years, the school has developed an outreach service, which works with a network of mainstream schools in order to facilitate the inclusion of pupils with communication difficulties and autism spectrum disorder. ...Read more
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Special Education Needs
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| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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Further reading
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