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Silver Birch School
Briercliffe Road, Harle Syke, BB10 2HA
Independent special school for ages 11–16 in Harle Syke. Mixed intake.
Silver Birch School is an independent special school in Burnley, Lancashire, taking boys and girls aged 11 to 16, with around 30 places.
The school describes itself as a specialist setting for young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, autism, communication difficulties, or cognition and learning challenges, offering a supportive and structured environment. It takes its name's symbolism to heart — likening pupils to the silver birch tree as a symbol of strength, adaptability and renewal — and says it delivers a flexible, individualised curriculum that blends educational, vocational and therapeutic elements.
Ages 11–16 · Secondary age
Independent special school · Mixed