Brighton and Hove Clinic School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 May 2024

Pupils feel extremely well supported and cared for at school. When pupils are well enough to continue with their education, staff work very carefully with them, their families and their 'home school' to agree how best to take their learning forward. Most pupils continue to follow their 'home school' curriculum whilst at this school. Expert teaching staff strive to rebuild pupils' confidence and resilience alongside providing highly effective academic teaching and guidance. Consequently, the school has an extremely positive impact on the high academic standards that pupils reach. Alongside the academic curriculum, the school's personal development programme has a significantly positive impact on pupils' experiences and development. Pupils are very carefully prepared for reintegration into their 'home schools', and for life beyond school. Careers advice and guidance is highly personalised and is adapted in response to pupils' interests and hopes for the future. Pupils value the programme, and the way in which it helps them to understand different routes and pathways into the careers they aspire to. Enrichment afternoons give pupils opportunities to pursue their interests and to enrich and deepen their learning. The school works sensitively to build pupils' confidence so that they feel able to try new things. This has led, for example, to a greater uptake of 'STEM' (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. The school provides highly effective support if any pupil is struggling. Staff manage pupils' attendance and punctuality with sensitivity and care.

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