Wirral Resourced Provision

You can find out more about each primary resourced provision by clicking on the school name. This will take you to their information on the school website.

Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School, Ballantyne Drive, Prenton, CH43 7XG

• KS1 and KS2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD). 

• Due to the pupils needs, they access the mainstream school in small bubbles. 

• Use of pivots to capture data for reading and writing, maths, speaking and listening, conduct, emotional and learning. 

• SALT is delivered 2 days per week. 

• 30 places 

• Headteacher - Mina Shahi -headteacher@bidstonvillage.wirral.sch.uk

Devonshire Park Primary School, Temple Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9JX

• KS1 and KS2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Social Communication Needs (SCN). 

• Pupils integrate in mainstream for lessons and extracurricular activities when appropriate on an individual basis. 

• 28 places in total: 

  Year 1 & 2 room  - 8

  Year 3 & 4 room - 10

  Year 5 & 6 room - 10

• Headteacher - Ian Hunt -headteacher@devonshirepark.wirral.sch.uk

Eastway Primary School, Rossall Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 8TA

• Foundation, KS1 and KS2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social and Communication needs (SCN). The RP’s run across 3 key stages: 

• Apollo – Foundation aged children and those children who are not yet ready to enter KS1 

• Discovery – Year 2 and 3 

• Enterprise – Year 4, 5 and 6 

• The RP’s provide teaching and learning which enables all children to gain access to a broad, balanced, and appropriately adapted curriculum with some inclusion in mainstream when appropriate. 

• 24 places 

Eastway Primary School also have a Resourced Provision for Early Years:

• Early Years – Year 1 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Complex Learning Difficulties (CLD). 

• The RP’s provide teaching and learning which enables all children to gain access to a broad, balanced, and appropriately adapted curriculum with some inclusion in mainstream when appropriate. 

• 8 places 

• Headteacher – Faye Benson - headteacher@eastway.wirral.sch.uk

Fender Primary School, New Hey Road, Wirral, CH49 8HB

• KS1 and KS2: 

• Year 1/2 RP 

• Year 3/4  RP 

• Year 5/6 RP 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social Communication Needs (SCN). 

• Children can only be placed in the RP’s if they have an EHCP and a diagnosis of Autism or on the ASD pathway. 

• Children have the academic, social and emotional potential to access mainstream education. 

• 24 places 

• Headteacher – Charles Hewitt - headteacher@fender.wirral.sch.uk

New Brighton Primary School, Vaughan Road, Wirral, CH45 1LH 

• KS2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD). 

• The RP offers a phased transition over time to suit the cohort of children. 

• 20 places across 2 hubs 

• Headteacher - Daniel Armer - d.armer@newbrighton.wirral.sch.uk

Co Op Academy Woodslee, Croft Avenue, Wirral, CH62 2BP

• KS2 – RP is called ‘Birch’ 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social and Communication difficulties (SCN) and/or Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties. 

• Each pupil has a bespoke timetable that allows options for inclusion in mainstream to access curriculum. 

• Integration with peers is encouraged during lunch and break times inside and outside of the RP. 

• Pupils in the RP receive an enhanced sport curriculum. 

• There is a health care professional role in the staffing team to support families on the EHCP pathway and provide health related support for families. They will also work in partnership with the family from a health perspective, looking at strategies to manage ASC etc. 

• 10 places 

Head of School – Julia Haggett - woodslee@coopacademies.co.uk

Ganneys Meadow School & Family Centre, New Hey Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 8HB 

• Early Years and KS1 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social Communication Needs (SCN) and/or Complex Learning Difficulties (CLD) 

• 48 places 

• Headteacher – Kathryn Kennedy - headteacher@ganneysmeadow.wirral.sch.uk

Chapellhill Primary School (previously Sandbrook Primary School) Stavordale Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 9PS

• KS1 & KS2  

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Social Communication Needs (SCN). 

• 24 places  

• Interim Executive Headteacher – Rebecca Bridges - headteacher@sandbrook.wirral.sch.uk

Grove Street Primary School, Grove Street, New Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral,  CH62 5BA

• Early Years & KS1 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Social Communication Needs (SCN). 

• 48 places 

• Headteacher – Lisa Walsh - headteacher@grovestreet.wirral.sch.uk

Stanton Road Primary School, Stanton Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3HW

• F2 - KS2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social Communication Needs (SCN). 

• Children access the F2/KS1 and KS2 resource provision during the main parts of the school day. There are opportunities for the children to access events/visitors with the key stage. During lunchtime pupils eat lunch with the key stage cohort and access parts of the mainstream playground with adult support but are able to access parts of the playground which has less children. There are play leaders who play with children in the resource provision at lunchtime.  

• The main focus of the resource provision is the development of language and personal skills.  

• Children are also able to access wider school opportunities such as the school disco.  

• The KS1 resource provision has areas set up for sensory equipment and an outdoor area to be able to access.  

• 24 places 

• Headteacher – Susannah Mcshane - headteacher@stantonroad.wirral.sch.uk

Heswall Primary School, Whitfield Lane, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SD

• Foundation 2 - KS1 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Complex Learning Difficulties (CLD). 

• This provision will follow the current cohort of children throughout their primary years:  

• 25-26 – Y1-Y2 

• 26-27 – Y2-Y3 

• 27-28 – Y3-Y4 

• 28-29 – Y4-Y5 

• 29-30 – Y5-Y6 

• 30-31 – Y6 

• Children have access to an outdoor learning space 

• 8 places 

• Headteacher – Jonathan Lawrenson - headteacher@heswall-primary.wirral.sch.uk

Egremont Primary School, Church Street, Wallasey,  CH44 8AF

• Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 and Upper Key Stage 2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)  

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH) and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Social Communication Needs (SCN) 

• Nurturing environment with small class sizes 

• Pupils will access mainstream English and Maths lessons. 

• Pupils will have access to: 

- sensory room, 

- bouncy pod  

- rock-climbing wall/den building self-regulation room,  

- soft play equipment  

- On-site outside areas offering climbing equipment, Forest Schools, and a football cage.  

• In addition, the school is 5 minutes from the beach and the park, places which are incorporated regularly into provision. 

• The school has partnerships with external agencies and can offer programmes including; When the Adult Changes, Nurture UK, Zones of Regulation, My Happy Mind, Boxall, Art Therapy, Forest School, ADHD foundation, Roots of Empathy program and a counsellor. 

• 16 places 

• Acting Headteacher: Mrs L Finnegan headteacher@egremont.wirral.sch.uk

Greenleas Primary School, Green Lane, Wallasey, CH45 8LZ

• Hearing Resourced Provision which ensures that the deaf pupils requiring places make optimum progress that aspires to be in line with that of their hearing peers by: 

• Receiving the educational support they need from appropriately qualified staff. 

• Ensuring that staff receive the training and support they require to enable them to respond to the needs of deaf pupils. 

• Ensuring staff in partner agencies provide any additional services required. 

• Involving the families in the education of their deaf children and involving them in the development of their Education Health and Care Plans. To also provide a short-term assessment, in Year 1 and 2, placements for those children requiring intense early intervention. 

• Up to 10 places 

• Headteacher – Sharon Edwards – headteacher@greenleas.wirral.sch.uk

Manor Primary School, Beechwood Drive, Prenton, Birkenhead, CH43 7ZU

• KS1 (from January 25)

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs 

• 10 places, plus 10 places from January 2026 

• Headteacher – Nicola Lightwing - headteacher@manor.wirral.sch.uk

Christchurch C E Primary School, Mount Grove, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2UJ

• KS1 & 2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Social Communication Needs (SCN) and working below Age .Related Expectations

• Indoor sensory area 

• Outdoor space with sensory equipment 

• Key Stage 1 classroom 

• Key Stage 2 classroom 

• 24 places across KS1 & 2

• Headteacher – Nicola Tweddle - headteacher@christchurch-birkenhead.wirral.sch.uk  

Brackenwood Infant School, Pulford Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2HN

• KS1 from September 2025

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social Communication Needs (SCN), including those with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) or who are on the diagnostic pathway. 

• The RP, known as the ‘Additional Classrooms’, provides a calm, structured and nurturing environment where children receive high-quality, small group and often individualised support while maintaining links to the wider school community. 

• Brackenwood is committed to the principle of inclusion, and pupils within the Additional Classrooms are integrated into the life of the school wherever possible — including through assemblies, whole-school events, enrichment activities and, where appropriate, supported access to their mainstream classroom. 

• Brackenwood works closely with external professionals, including Speech and Language Therapists, Educational Psychologists and the ASD team, to ensure provision is responsive and targeted. 

• The RP will include: 

• A designated, fully resourced provision base with two additional classrooms tailored to meet the sensory, communication and emotional needs of the children a sensory room and an additional room for intervention support or family meetings. 

• Small group and 1:1 teaching using approaches such as Precision Teaching, PECS, visual supports and social stories. 

• Staff with specialist training in ASC, emotional regulation, communication strategies and inclusive practice. 

• A clear focus on early intervention and readiness for future learning, including successful transition to an appropriate Key Stage 2 provision. 

• Integration opportunities supported by experienced TAs and teachers to build confidence, reduce anxiety, and promote inclusion. 

• 20 places (10 KS1 from September 2025 and a further 10 from September 2026) 

• Headteacher – Chris Mervyn - headteacher@brackenwood-infant.wirral.sch.uk

Co Op Academy Hillside, Ridgeview Road, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 9HG

• KS2 

• All pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that address their Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs 

• 8 places 

• Head of School – Jennie Hamer - hillside-office@coopacademies.co.uk 

You can find out more about each secondary resourced provision by clicking on the school name. This will take you to their information on the school website.

Co-Op Academy Bebington

- Provision Type: KS3 & KS4 RP

- Primary Needs: Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)

- Places Available: 34

- Support Provided:

  - Access to mainstream education for some lessons

  - All pupils have EHCPs

Hilbre High School

- Provision Type: KS3 & KS4 RP

- Primary Needs: Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)

- Places Available: 30

- Support Provided:

  - Two models: one for ASC pupils working at age-related expectations and one for MLD pupils working significantly below age-related expectations

  - Access to small groups and mainstream lessons

  - Holistic lessons within the RP for ASC pupils (e.g., Social Skills, SALT, Motor Skills, Yoga)

  - Academic lessons for MLD pupils based on KS1 primary curriculum

  - Alternative curriculum to GCSEs at KS4 for MLD pupils

  - All pupils have EHCPs

The Mosslands School

- Provision Type: Starting at KS3 & building up to KS4.

- Primary Needs: Social, Emotional & Mental Health Needs.

- Places Available: 16

All pupils have EHCPs.

The Oldershaw School

- Provision Type: KS3 & KS4 RP called ‘Sycamore’

- Primary Needs: Communication & Interaction/Moderate Learning Disabilities

- Places Available: 30

- Support Provided:

  - Small class sizes within year groups

  - Transition towards mainstream access

  - Buddy system

  - All pupils have EHCPs

St Mary’s Catholic College

- Provision Type: KS3 & KS4 RP called ‘The Arc’

- Primary Needs: ASD, Social Communication Needs (SCN)

- Places Available: 24

- Support Provided:

  - Blend of lessons in the Arc and mainstream classes

  - Facilities include three classrooms, two sensory rooms, and a sensory circuit

  - Individualised timetables

  - All pupils have EHCPs

Woodchurch High School

- Provision Type: KS3 & KS4 RP

- Primary Needs: ASD, Social Communication Needs (SCN)

- Places Available: 30

Support Provided:

  - Individual timetables with supported study sessions and small group social skills classes

  - Access to mainstream lessons with support

  - Inclusion hub for breaks, lunch, and quiet study time

  - All pupils have EHCPs

Hilbre High School

Provision Type: Post 16

Primary Needs: Autistic Spectrum Condition and Social Communication Needs. Pupils do not need a diagnosis but the provision within their EHCP would be reflective of this area of need.

Places Available: 10

Entry Requirements:

Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Mathematics. There are specific entry requirements for most courses, usually a 6 in the subject at GCSE to study the course at A Level. Some courses do not require previous study.

Curriculum offer:

The offer has two tiers. Students can follow a Level 2 Pathway or Level 3 Pathway

Level 2 Pathway
This pathway is ideal for students who need to re-sit English and/or Mathematics and broaden their Level 2/GCSE profile.

Courses:

• BTEC Level 2 vocational options; Animal Care & Sport

• GCSE resit opportunities in English and/or Mathematics.

• Study skills and employability training to prepare for future academic or career pathways:

• Enrichment and careers guidance to support personal and professional growth.

Successful completion of the Level 2 pathway allows progression to Level 3 study in the subsequent academic year.

Level 3 Pathway

Entry Requirements:

Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Mathematics. There are specific entry requirements for most courses, usually a 6 in the subject at GCSE to study the course at A Level. Some courses do not require previous study.

Courses:
Hilbre Sixth Form offers a diverse range of A-Level and vocational BTEC qualifications, including:​

• A-Level Subjects: English, Psychology, Design Technology, Physics, Biology, Sociology, Media Studies, Maths, Chemistry, Geography, Business Studies, Core Maths (AS), Art, History, Food & Nutrition

• Vocational Courses: Business, Health & Social Care, Sport, Law, Animal Management, RSL Music, RSL Acting, ICT

Additional Support for all students:

• Work experience opportunities to enhance employability skills.

• Personalised progression planning and next steps support for university, employment or apprenticeship applications.

• Tutorials and PSHE education as well as Personal Development lessons built in to the curriculum

Support for Students with an EHCP

Hilbre Sixth Form is committed to providing inclusive education for all students. For students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the following support is available:​

• Extensive in-class support: Provided by experienced Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs).

• Personalised learning plans: Developed to address individual EHCP outcomes.

• Access to quiet spaces: Including sensory regulation areas when needed.

• Regular progress reviews: Conducted in collaboration with students, parents/carers, and external professionals.

Transition support:

Assistance to help students move confidently into further education, training, or employment.