Northern House School (City of Wolverhampton) is a small special school for pupils aged 7 to 16. It opened in January 2016 as part of the Northern House School Academy Trust. There are five schools in the trust. The school shares its site with Northern House School (PRU). The executive headteacher leads both provisions and both have their own head of school. The board of directors of the trust has overall responsibility for governance. However, the operational running of the school is delegated to the local governing body. All pupils have an education, health and care plan. Most pupils have social, emotional and mental health needs identified as their primary needs. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is much higher than the national average. Most pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic Inspection report: Northern House School (City of Wolverhampton), 18–19 December 2018 Page 7 of 10 backgrounds is similar to the national average. The school does not use off-site alternative providers.