Wilson Stuart School

Wilson Stuart is located in Perry Common, Erdington in the north of Birmingham. It caters for 229 pupils aged 2-25 years. Some pupils have additional difficulties including sensory impairment, learning difficulties, communication difficulties or complex medical conditions. We have outstanding purpose built facilities and highly trained, enthusiastic and committed staff. This combination enables us to provide the specialised individual programmes required by our pupils.

Our nursery accommodates up to 12 children. We have separate Primary and Secondary Departments. Our Sixth Form programme offers a variety of academic and vocational qualifications. It helps prepare students for life post 19 by offering valuable extra curricular activities, work experiences and delivering key life skills as part of the overall curriculum. September 2013 saw us launch our vocational programme for students aged 19-25, which has been developed in partnership with University College Birmingham.

Our last 6 OFSTED inspections have all resulted in an ’Outstanding’ report the latest taking place in March 2019. We are very proud of our achievements and strive daily to maintain our excellent standards. ” At Wilson Stuart, we are determined that all our students make outstanding progress and succeed. We aim to support them all to do their very best, enjoy school and to develop important qualities such as respecting, understanding and helping each other.

We have high expectations for our students and have created an environment in which each individual is supported and challenged to achieve their full potential, both inside and outside the classroom. Accordingly, we expect our students to be ready to learn, to work hard and to take pride in their achievements. Wilson Stuart has developed a range of excellent facilities to support student learning. We also have an exciting and rich curriculum which provides all of our students the opportunity to experience and enjoy a wide range of activities.

We believe that working together pays dividends. We have a very active Parents Association and we offer a great deal of support to enable parents to support the education of their children. We have outstanding relationships with our local community, schools and businesses, their partnerships providing great benefits to our school and students.

The Wilson Stuart School has been known by this name since September 1954, when it was renamed after the prominent orthopaedic surgeon Mr. Francis Wilson Stuart who had died in July of that year. The school was first opened in 1902 as Dean Street Cripple School . In 1907 the school moved to George Street West , where it remained for the next 49 years.

In 1956 the school, now under it’s present name of The Wilson Stuart School , moved to the newly built premises on Perry Common Road, Erdington, where it remains to this day. It is interesting to note from the records how terminology that we now consider derogatory was being used in connection with people with disabilities until quite recently.