Broadmeadow Special School

Broadmeadow Special School is performing well overall, achieving a good standard across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour, and personal development. The school's warm and welcoming environment fosters positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents, which contributes to students' happiness and security. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, ensuring that pupils develop essential skills, particularly in reading, which staff teach effectively. The leadership team is proactive in addressing pupils' emotional and social needs, contributing to good behaviour and overall attendance.

Strengths

• Strong focus on building caring relationships with pupils.
• Effective curriculum for reading, with well-trained staff.
• Staff development opportunities are valued and help improve skills.
• Clear behaviour policy tailored to the needs of pupils.
• Personal development curriculum effectively teaches self-help skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects do not break learning into small enough parts for full understanding.
• Resources are not always utilized effectively for optimal learning.
• The school does not consistently evaluate the impact of its strategies.

In 2024–25 pupils at Broadmeadow Special School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Broadmeadow Special School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Broadmeadow Special School had 5.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Broadmeadow Special School had 73 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: severe learning difficulty; speech, language and communication needs; autistic spectrum disorder.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Broadmeadow Special School received £38,169 and spent £39,776 for each of its 73 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £489,000 (£6,693 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Central Learning Partnership Trust, income was £11,097 and spending £11,085 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton local authority: places and applications

Broadmeadow Special School is part of Central Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Woden Primary School Wolverhampton
• Heath Park Wolverhampton
• D'Eyncourt Primary School Wolverhampton
• Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre Wolverhampton
• Westcroft School Wolverhampton
• Moseley Park Bilston
• Coppice Performing Arts School Wolverhampton
• Pitcheroak School Redditch
• Kingfisher School Redditch
• Riversides School Worcester

What is Broadmeadow Special School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broadmeadow Special School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Broadmeadow Special School last inspected by Ofsted?

Broadmeadow Special School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Broadmeadow Special School have?

Broadmeadow Special School has 73 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broadmeadow Special School cover?

Broadmeadow Special School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Broadmeadow Special School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Broadmeadow Special School?

Broadmeadow Special School is at Lansdowne Road, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4AL.