Welcome To Our School

We provide a wonderful learning environment and SEND expert staff who are highly committed to our pupils. An education at Birch Wood positively changes children’s lives allowing them to achieve their ‘personal best’. Our ENABLES culture embodies our high aspirations and unwavering passion and determination to provide outstanding outcomes for every pupil.

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Classrooms

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Teachers/Subject Specialists

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Learning Support/Teaching Assistants

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Midday & Personal Care Assistants

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Birch Wood School
17 hours ago

🎉 THREE DAYS TO GO! 🎉

The countdown is on for our Community Fun Day and we can't wait to welcome everyone for a fantastic day of fun 💙

📅 Saturday 26th September 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 2:00pm

Bring your family and friends and join us for an action-packed day with some incredible activities, including:

🏹 Archery
🪓 Axe Throwing
🔫 NERF Battles
🎯 Laser Tag
🎨 Face Painting
🎮 Mario Kart Competition
🦎 Meet the Beasts

There will also be a variety of local stall holders showcasing their businesses and selling some wonderful products, making it the perfect opportunity to support our local community.

And of course, no fun day would be complete without delicious treats! 🍔🍦🍭 Grab a bite from the BBQ, enjoy an ice cream, and indulge in some sweet treats while you're here.

This is a wonderful chance for our community to come together, have fun, make memories and celebrate all that makes our school and local area so special.

✨ Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you there! ✨ …

🎉 THREE DAYS TO G
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Birch Wood School
1 day ago

We were delighted to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Melton Mowbray, together with Sue Herlihy, Chair of our Advisory Board, into school this morning.

Alex Higginson, our Head of School, led a tour of Birch Wood Vale and Ashton House, sharing the energy, creativity and learning that fill our school each day. The highlight was hearing from students as they proudly shared their work and spoke about what Birch Wood means to them.

Three students studying hospitality and catering rounded off the visit with afternoon tea, putting their front-of-house, food hygiene and health and safety skills into action.

Thank you to the Mayor and Mayoress for taking the time to meet our students and see our school community in action. …

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Birch Wood School
1 week ago

📚🎶 Falcons Take Part in the Singing Café! 🎶📚
This week, some of our students from the Falcons Class enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Singing Café at Melton Library. 🌟

They had a fantastic time joining in with a variety of songs, listening to live music, and engaging with members of the local community. It was lovely to see everyone singing along, building confidence, and sharing so many smiles throughout the session. 😊🎵
Activities like these provide valuable opportunities to develop communication skills, social interaction, and community engagement, all while having lots of fun!
A big thank you to everyone involved in making the session so welcoming and enjoyable. We are already looking forward to our next visit! 🎤👏

#falconsclass #CommunityLearning #singingcafe #meltonlibrary …

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Birch Wood School
3 weeks ago

📣FREE Local Offer SEND Roadshow📣

Thursday 24th September
17.00 – 19.30pm
Members Lounge, County Hall. Glenfield, LE3 8HD …

📣FREE Local Offer
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What Our Parents Say…

“Keep up the good work, excellent school.”

“The teachers are an asset to my son and others, thank you.”

“I am extremely happy with the progress my daughter is making – she has come on in leaps and bounds. I feel Birch Wood Vale is tailor made for her needs.”

“Keep up the good work, excellent school.”

“The teachers are an asset to my son and others, thank you.”

“I am extremely happy with the progress my daughter is making – she has come on in leaps and bounds. I feel Birch Wood Vale is tailor made for her needs.”

“I am so happy with how my son has progressed in the school setting over a short period of time. A big ‘thank you’ for everyone’s help and especially for their exceptional support. I know that he will blossom throughout the school setting. Thanks again!”

“The primary school said under no circumstances could he go back after Christmas. Sending him to Birch Wood is the best thing I ever did, I couldn’t be more pleased. He is calmer, telling me about things he enjoys at school. Everybody has noticed such a big change in him, all of my family appreciate everything you are doing, it has changed our lives.”

“My son is really happy, he’s started playing again and back to the old child. Everything is really positive and he is much happier when he comes home. The unit has been really positive for him”

“I am happy with the new assessment and tracking system. My son seems very happy at school and appears to be making good progress. The teachers seemed very knowledgeable about my son’s abilities and when to push him. I would like to comment on his next IEP before it is finalised.”

“The provision has been outstanding in every way and the staff are brilliant with strategies to ensure progress is made in all areas of my son’s school life. We couldn’t ask for anything more!”

“I was very impressed with how positive ad enthusiastic all staff were tonight (as always). Especially impressed with all the efficient, colour coded information on my sons progress and it’s equivalent grade in GCSE.”