Following our latest Ofsted inspection report in 2021, we are pleased to have been rated as 'Outstanding' overall and in all assessment categories. Please click here to view our latest inspection report.
Feedback from the inspectors during their visit includes:
"Pupils value the opportunities to put their medical treatment aside in order to study in the school. Staff have high expectations for pupils’ learning. They do whatever it takes to help pupils overcome their difficulties so that they can learn in a calm, nurturing and supportive environment."
“Leaders and staff work together with the hospital’s medical and therapeutic teams. They collaborate to meet pupils’ medical, emotional and educational needs.”
“Leaders are ambitious in their curriculum design and delivery. They make sure pupils reintegrate into education or training when they leave the school.”
“When pupils arrive, staff use a range of tools to check pupils’ prior learning. They use the information to design a bespoke curriculum. They tailor programmes to meet each pupil’s needs and ambitions."
"Subject teachers devise well-planned, tailored programmes of study. These include plans for pupils and sixth-form students who have had big gaps in their education, and who might be at very low emotional points.”
“Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes are admirable, including in the sixth form.”
“The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development is exemplary. Pastoral care is central to the school’s work, including in the sixth form. Many pupils feel fragile. Staff remind them of their place and function in society. They encourage them to have a voice and use it to express their views.”
“There is a strong culture of safeguarding...The curriculum covers a range of risks and guides pupils on how to keep safe. Staff adapt some sessions and deliver them with sensitivity, considering some pupils’ past experiences.”