Allens Croft Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Birmingham for children and young people aged 4 to 11. Its specialist base has 36 places for autism and moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 4–11
- 380 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 36 places, 34 pupils
- Pupils
- 380
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Rebecca Timms (Headteacher)
- Council
- Birmingham
- School reference (URN)
- 103243
Needs its base supports
2 needs: autism, moderate learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Birmingham (15)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Birmingham council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
Ticks stay on this device, so you can use them on the day.
Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, June 2024
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in June 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6RP
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Allens Croft Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–5 0.0 miles
- Lindsworth School Special school · Ages 8–16 0.8 miles
- Penny Tree School Independent · Ages 4–19 0.9 miles
All SEND schools in Birmingham
By need in Birmingham: Autism (52) · Speech and language (18) · Moderate learning (16) · Severe learning (12) · Hearing (9) · Physical (7) · Vision (6) · SEMH (5) · PMLD (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4)
Questions about Allens Croft Primary School
How do I get a place in Allens Croft Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Allens Croft Primary School support?
Autism and moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Allens Croft Primary School take?
Aged 4 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Allens Croft Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in June 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Allens Croft Primary School?
Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6RP, in Birmingham.
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