Ofsted 2024
'This is a diamond of a school hiding in plain sight'.
We were inspected on the 16 and 17 July 2024 and were pleased with the outcome of the Inspection. Ofsted will judge a school's performance and will base their inspection around four areas:
- Quality of Teaching
- Behaviour & Attitudes
- Personal Development
- Leadership & Management
We have taken a few quotes from the report that we would love to share with you:
- Pupils have very strong and positive relationships with staff, who they know want the best for them. They feel safe.
- Teachers shape the curriculum, in responsive ways to address pupils' gaps in their understanding from the disruption they experience from their education.
- They (pupils) develop a love of reading, and this is actively shared among the school community.
- Pupils behave exceptionally well,
- Pupils are helped to recover from their fractured experiences through personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) lessons and inspiring trips.
- Leaders at all levels are considerate, strategic and wholeheartedly ambitious for this in their care.
- Many (parents) have expressed how the school has been a 'lifesaver'
View the full Ofsted School Inspection Report - July 2024
Ofsted February 2019
We were thrilled with the overall judgement of GOOD and especially pleased with so many incredibly positive comments about our service which included:
"Teaching is good and there is some very high quality teaching across the curriculum."
"Pupils who receive home tuition are taught well."
"Pupils are taught by subject specialists and many pupils make excellent progress from their starting points."
"Pupils are helped to develop the characteristics of successful learners."
"Personal development is at the core of the curriculum...staff work effectively with pupils, families and outside agencies to promote pupils' emotional well-being."
"The behaviour of pupils is good. Pupils behave well in different settings and in lessons."
"Staff prepare pupils well for the next stage of their lives. They help pupils to fill gaps in their knowledge, develop their confidence and nurture the social skills they will need for adult life."
"Attainment is improving and current pupils are making good progress...almost all pupils gained appropriate accreditation in English and mathematics."
Staff at the Hospital Education Service work tirelessly to improve the provision and support we offer to our pupils and their families and as such we are very pleased that Ofsted recognised our hard work and commitment and agreed with our school improvement priorities.
As a school community, we are very proud of every part of our service whether that be home tuition, the hospital school or Whitmore Park Annexe; however, it goes without saying that much of our success is rooted in the positive relationships we have with Parents and Guardians.