Beaucroft Foundation School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 November 2023

Pupils thrive at Beaucroft Foundation School. The school has high expectations and this enables pupils to be vibrant individuals who enjoy learning. Pupils feel safe and secure in the trusted and nurturing relationships with staff. Pupils enjoy a rich and varied set of opportunities that enrich their learning. There is a clear focus on ensuring that pupils are fully involved in the community. The café and community garden are inspiring examples of the school's dedication to ensure the very best for pupils. Younger pupils talk with enthusiasm about their trips into the local area and beyond. They also participate in the community projects at the college site. This builds their knowledge and understanding of the world around them and their place in it. Pupils learn to increase their resilience when they find things challenging. They use strategies that they learn in school to help them feel calm and be ready to learn. Pupils are respectful and tolerant. They demonstrate these qualities in the thoughtful and kind way that they behave towards others. Parents and carers describe the positive impact that the school has on their children and family. This gives them confidence in staff to care for and develop their children successfully. Consequently, there is a strong family and school team around each individual pupil to adapt and respond effectively.

What the school should improve

• The systems for assessing, checking and monitoring pupils' progress lack clarity and precision in some areas of the school. Some targets and information about individual pupils lack the precision needed to ensure that they make the intended impact on how well pupils learn. The school must ensure that whole-school systems and processes are clear, well understood and communicated effectively to enable staff to adhere to them across the school and college sites.
• The school's ambitious intent for early reading and communication is not fully established. Some pupils do not get the precise learning they need to become more fluent and accurate readers. The use of a total communication approach is not fully realised to ensure pupils become as independent as they can in their reading and communication strategies. The school should make sure that staff have the necessary knowledge and expertise to ensure that pupils can read and communicate as independently as possible.

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