Pitcheroak School, Redditch

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Pitcheroak School on 8 areas: 1 strong standard and 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a well‑sequenced personal development programme that is embedded across the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make steady, meaningful progress from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is high."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that reflects pupils' needs."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years enjoy warm, nurturing relationships with their key adults."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pitcheroak adopts a thoughtful approach to ensuring every pupil feels included."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the school's strengths."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "The post-16 curriculum is tailored carefully to students' needs."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure all staff use the school's communication systems consistently and spot pupils' misunderstandings and small improvements quickly, so teaching can be adapted appropriately to accelerate learning"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen professional learning so every member of staff has the expertise and confidence to deliver the curriculum consistently well".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, swimming, dance, cooking, Duke of Edinburgh and forest school.

The nearest other special schools to Pitcheroak School are Kingfisher School (2.8 miles, Good); Your Ideas School (3.1 miles, Good, selective); Chestnut Place (3.4 miles); and Rigby Hall Day Special School (3.7 miles, Requires improvement).

Pitcheroak School is one of 16 schools run by Central Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pitcheroak School (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

Of the 12 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 100% stayed in education or training for at least two terms.

47.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 15.1% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

Almost every pupil at Pitcheroak School has an education, health and care plan (159 of 159 in 2026). The most common need among them is autism.

Pitcheroak School has a SEN unit for visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 155 places, 159 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Redditch Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Willow Way (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pitcheroak School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 274 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Pitcheroak School issued 8 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils, and no permanent exclusions.