Cherry Oak School is a primary school for children with severe learning difficulties and speech, language and communication difficulties, located at Selly Oak in the South of Birmingham.

We are a small special school which prides itself in creating a happy, caring and supportive atmosphere where every pupil is encouraged and inspired to achieve their potential and develop a love of learning. 

Our pupils are at the heart of everything we do. We make sure every decision we make is made by firstly considering what is in the best interest of our pupils.

Cherry Oak is a school with so much potential, a school which is completely unique in our approach to communication and learning.

Our curriculum is underpinned by the development of core and specific skills. This may be the beginning of language development, or listening to sounds in environment, moving into phonetically sounding out words.

We have a focus on reading, utilising the Read, Write, Inc approach within school. We hope to develop pupils’ reading so they can gain information from words, signs and symbols in their environment, as well as developing a love of reading or being read to.

We are proud that Cherry Oak pupils feel valued and our parents feel welcomed. We believe our parents and carers are partners in their child’s education. The most effective learning is achieved when all school staff and parents/carers work together in a genuine partnership.