• Riverside Education is specialist, ambitious and deeply supportive, and aims to develop the potential of young people whose educational needs are not well served by standard routes.

• Will suit families or professionals seeking a Birmingham specialist senior setting for a young person who needs bespoke support and a smaller-scale environment.

Admissions at Riverside Education are highly individual and suitability led, because the school is a Birmingham specialist independent school offering alternative education for young people, many with SEN and related needs, in a setting that is highly personalised. It will mainly suit families who want a bespoke and specialist route for a teenager who needs a smaller, more supported educational environment than mainstream can offer.

Scholarships are not the point here. The real value lies in whether the school’s specialist, highly personalised approach can help a young person with complex needs make meaningful progress and leave with stronger prospects.

The overall picture is specialist and notably strong, with the school openly describing itself as a provider for young people with SEN and alternative-education needs and publicising an Ofsted outcome of Outstanding in all areas. Parents should still ask direct questions about qualifications, therapies and onward routes, but the school’s specialist credibility is clearly part of the story.