Sunfield Garden School and Children's Home
URN: 117033 • Stourbridge DY9 9PB
Overview
- Name
- Sunfield Garden School and Children's Home
- URN
- 117033
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Status
- Open
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious
- None
- Admissions
- Not applicable
- Trust
- Private
- Yes
- Ofsted rating
- Good
- Ranking score
- 49.4 / 100
Leadership & Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Whittington (since 2025) , Principal
- Telephone
- 01562882253
- Website
- Visit
- Address
- Clent Grove, Stourbridge DY9 9PB
Summary
Sunfield Garden School and Children's Home, located in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, is an independent special school catering to mixed-gender students with a current enrolment of 54 pupils, against a capacity of 70. Set within 52 acres of scenic grounds in the Clent Hills, the school offers a nurturing environment that emphasises the importance of space and care for each young person's development.
The school implements a unique Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum, which integrates craft and land-based learning to support students' educational and emotional needs. This research-based approach is designed to foster practical skills, therapeutic education, and a connection to the local ecology, ensuring a holistic learning experience.
Sunfield Garden School also prioritises student wellbeing through various therapeutic programmes and a dedicated safeguarding team. The school community is supported by experienced staff, including a designated safeguarding lead and mental health and wellbeing lead, ensuring that each student receives the necessary support to thrive both academically and personally.
The school implements a unique Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum, which integrates craft and land-based learning to support students' educational and emotional needs. This research-based approach is designed to foster practical skills, therapeutic education, and a connection to the local ecology, ensuring a holistic learning experience.
Sunfield Garden School also prioritises student wellbeing through various therapeutic programmes and a dedicated safeguarding team. The school community is supported by experienced staff, including a designated safeguarding lead and mental health and wellbeing lead, ensuring that each student receives the necessary support to thrive both academically and personally.
Useful links
- Meet Sunfield's Trustees (governance)
- SEN information report (sen)
- Local Offer (external website) (sen)
- Download a copy of the 2025-2026 term dates (download)
- Admissions (other)
- View our prospectus (other)
- View our prospectus (other)
- School policies (other)
- Oct 09 2025 STAG-eringly Beautiful Jayden has spent the whole of the term shaping and creating a stag’s head coat rack. He has been a part of every single process. The idea behind the project was to... (other)
- About Us (other)
Nearby alternatives
- Black Country Wheels School (63.7)
- Pens Meadow School (61.4)
- Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited (58.7)
- Glasshouse College (57.2)
- The Mere Primary Short Stay School (45.2)
Key details
- LA
- Worcestershire
- Age range
- 6 - 19
- Boarders
- Boarding school
- Sixth form
- Not applicable
- Trust
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils
- 54
- Boys
- 47
- Girls
- 7
- FSM %
- Open date
- 1971-07-29
- Close date
- Last Ofsted
- 2021-11-18
- Next inspection
- Data snapshot
- 2025-07-14
- County
- West Midlands
Trends
| Date | Pupils | Boys | Girls | Capacity | FSM% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 70 | |
| 2024-09-11 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 70 | |
| 2023-09-11 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 70 | 0.00 |
| 2022-09-11 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 70 | 0.00 |
| 2021-09-11 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 70 | |
| 2020-09-11 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 70 |
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