Sheridan School aims to support children and young people to achieve good outcomes, both in terms of academic achievement and personal development.
School-wide outcomes
- 97% overall attendance
- 100% of parents say their child is happy at Sheridan School
- 100% of parents and staff say the school is well-led and managed
Butterflies (ASD unit)
- 100% of students now eat in the dining hall
- Three students ate in the dining hall (September 2015)
- Six students ate in the dining hall (November 2015)
- This is due to reward schemes and a new ASD teacher
- 93% overall attendance this academic year
- This is due to the enhanced positive approach of staff meaning young people are looking forward to coming to school and achieving
- 25% increase in attendance for one student
- Student was a school refuser before he joined us
- 100% improvement on incidents from last academic year
- Reduced from 14 incidents (autumn term 2014) to eight incidents (spring term 2016)
- 100% of students attending outdoor education
- One pupil attending outdoor education (September 2015)
- Six pupils attending outdoor education (November 2015)
- Students are more engaged when visitors are in their area and you can see their confidence has grown
Woodlands (Primary unit)
- 98.8% attendance during spring term 2016
- 50% reduction in students involved in incidents
- Six students involved in incidents (September 2015)
- Three students involved in incidents (November 2015)
- Due to a revised behaviour policy with clearer consequences and clearer boundaries by all staff
- 27 point increase in SEAL questionnaire outcome for one student
- Increased from 33 points (September 2015) to 60 points (November 2015)
- Questionnaire focuses on motivation, empathy and managing feelings
Secondary
- 84% reduction in incidents from autumn term 2015 to spring term 2016
- Only one physical intervention during spring term 2016
- 40% increase in one pupil’s attendance
- Increasing from five half-days in September 2015 to three half-days and one full day in Spring 2016
- Student is exceeding their predicted KS2 levels. She should be working at 3B but is currently excelling at 5B