Mayfield School

Wheeler Street is a specialist provision for 160 pupils with MLD, SLD or PMLD from KS2 to KS5, all with an EHCP referred via SENAR

“Wheeler Street (sometimes referred to as HML) is a provision for 160 pupils with a diagnosis of moderate (MLD), severe (SLD) or profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) from KS2 to KS5 (6 to 19yrs). All pupils that attend Mayfield have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and are referred via the Special Educational Needs Assessment and Review Service (SENAR) for a place.”

All pupils have an EHCP; school provides personalised interventions for pupils with complex special needs.

“All pupils at our school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).”

Dedicated pastoral team of pastoral managers, all trained Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), working across both school sites

“Mayfield School has a dedicated team of pastoral managers that work across both sites.”

Pastoral team refers families to external professionals and agencies including NHS services

“Referrals to external professions E.G: Forward thinking Birmingham, NHS SALT/OT, Car Harnesses and many more Health-related NHS services.”

Class sizes are small with a high staff to pupil ratio, one teacher and 2 (sometimes 4) teaching assistants per class

“Our class sizes are small, with a high staff to pupil ratio ensuring every child receives the support they deserve. Pupils are taught in a class with a teacher and teaching assistants. We have a teacher and 2 teaching assistants in each class, with some classes having 4 teaching assistants according to the needs of the pupils.”

School states its aim is to be a safe and joyful place where children are respected, nurtured and able to thrive.

“We aim to be a safe and joyful place to learn, where children are respected, their talents are discovered and nurtured and they are able to thrive and develop.”

Staff aim to create a happy, safe, child-centred community demonstrating named academy values: Engage, Include, Apply, Together.

“Staff work with pride as a committed team to create a happy, safe and child-centred community, which promotes respect, honesty and dignity and demonstrates the academy values: Engage, Include, Apply and Together.”

The school has a dedicated sixth form base ('H cluster') including a flat, common room, quiet space and life skills kitchen

“We have our H cluster, which is our base for our sixth form pupils, including our flat, sixth form common room, quiet space and our life skills kitchen.”

Admission is only via Local Authority referral through a formal process conforming to the SEN Code of Practice; the school cannot offer places itself.

“Pupils are admitted to our schools only after request for a placement from a Local Authority. Local Authorities commission places and pupils are admitted following a formal referral process which conforms to the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.”

Families are encouraged to visit the school prior to admission to check the placement can meet the child's needs.

“We encourage children and parents to visit the school prior to admission to enable both the school and the parents to be sure that the placement can meet the needs of the child.”