About Us

Old Park is a community special school situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, for children and young people aged 4-19 have severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties. These include pupils with complex medical conditions, physical and mobility difficulties and autism. Several of the children have behavioural difficulties arising from their condition and many have communication difficulties. All pupils that attend Old Park School have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP).

In November 2011 the school relocated to a new purpose-built building. The school was built to accommodate 120 pupils, but this has now been expanded to take up to 139 pupils at the request of the LA due to an increased demand for places. There are currently 154 pupils on roll. This school is full and there is an ongoing, increasing demand for places from both within and out of borough. The most recent Ofsted (November 2018) judged the school to be outstanding for the third time.

Pupil’s standards of attainment are well below age related expectations and the range of assessed attainment is mostly within the pre-subject specific/pre key stage standards criteria. Comparison of academic data demonstrates that pupils make good and outstanding rates of progress throughout the school. More recently closer analysis of progress towards EHCP outcomes has been carried out and this will continue to be an area of development for the school.

The school is arranged into four phases as it strives to make each area age appropriate so that pupils enjoy a different experience as they progress through. Within each key stage phase, classes are grouped primarily by pupil need to ensure class teachers can effectively deliver the provision outlined in individual pupil plans. The school also has a complex care team led by the School Nurse who support classes in ensuring health and medical needs are met.

You can find out more about the school at https://www.oldpark.org/