A school with a vision for the future We are an all age specialist centre for pupils with severe sight loss.
We are committed to providing an exciting, stimulating and highly differentiated learning programme for all of our students and to ensuring that each child is supported to reach his or her potential. We provide both a mainstream curriculum, personalised to meet each child’s visual and learning needs, and the additional specialist subjects of braille, mobility, perceptual development and Independen
27/04/2026
Panthers had an amazing time at Neverland FUN HOUSE and Greek Street Food Takeaway. The people that run it were so friendly and welcoming and they gave us lots of yummy Greek food to try. Thank you so much for having us!😀
A huge thank you to Rob Mallaband of Crimson who used the celebration of his 60th birthday to raise a whopping £1101 for Friends of Priestley Smith!!
A huge thank you to Crimson for all the support they give us, not only with fundraising but also with valuable opportunities to experience the work place for our students!!!
Crimson Crimson is a transformation partner to organisations whose work shapes communities and lives. We combine deep sector expertise with Microsoft and AI capability to deliver measurable outcomes, modernise operations, and strengthen resilience.
30/03/2026
Huge thank you to Forkers for their very kind donation of Easter Eggs!
Forkers are incredibly supportive of Priestley Smith, giving valuable time for experience of work as well as Easter eggs!!
26/03/2026
Thank you so much to Northside blues and Aston Manor cricket club for the wonderful donation of Easter eggs for all our pupils 🐣🍫♥️
Eid Mubarak to all our pupils and their families celebrating today we hope you all have a lovely time.
Eyfs have been doing some lovely Eid activities this week 💜🌙✨
Happy Mother’s Day to all our lovely Mommies 💗💜♥️
03/03/2026
Jack the Vet visited Aspire today to talk about his work as a veterinary professional. He explained what he does each day to take care of animals, keep them healthy, and help them when they are sick or injured.
We want to give a big thankyou to Jack teaching us all about the skills, knowledge, and responsibilities involved in being a vet!
And a special thankyou to Eris the rabbit!
In English in Giraffes today we have been talking about character descriptions. We all chose a character and came up with a sentence to describe them. We were then able to identify the adjective in our sentence.
25/02/2026
Yesterday afternoon Panthers used colour washing and salt resist to create galaxy pictures. 🌠🌌
24/02/2026
Something exciting is happening in our Eyfs play area…. We are having a super new space to play in, with a basket swing, and a covered canopy.
Play is fundamental for learning and development and well-being and enables children to develop social skills and explore the world. 🛝
Watch this space!!
13/02/2026
The Habilitation team have started to work with Panthers on organising their clothes at home or for trips away! We have been finding and identifying 'our’ clothes using button labels, Seeing Ai App and then practising folding them or putting them on hangers.