Chelveston Road School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 October 2023

Pupils say they feel safe and are happy at this school. They are proud to belong to Chelveston Road School. They enjoy attending because of the strong relationships they have with the staff who care for them. One pupil said, 'Teachers make learning much easier here because they understand you.' One parent reflected the views of other parents and carers when they stated: 'My child has thrived since starting here. The fantastic work the staff do shines brightly through their pupils.' The school is a safe and caring environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. There are high ambitions for all pupils. Staff support all pupils to make a positive contribution to society. The school motto of 'every child, every chance, every day' promotes an environment where all pupils are highly valued by staff. Pupils respond to this by showing the same value and care for each other. Behaviour is exceptional. Pupils look after each other and play well together. They are polite and considerate and welcoming to visitors. The 'Life Skills' curriculum provides a range of opportunities for pupils to learn. Students in the sixth form particularly benefit from this curriculum, which prepares them well for their next stage of learning and for adult life.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, while the ambitious intent of the curriculum is clear, what knowledge pupils should learn and when is not yet precisely identified. As a result, teachers do not always know how best to adapt what they are teaching to help pupils to become secure in their learning. This can limit how well some pupils know and remember more. The school should ensure that there is clarification as to what pupils should learn and be able to do in these subjects, so that pupils are supported to build their learning over time.
• The targets set for pupils in their individual education plans do not consistently identify what success for those pupils looks like. This limits staff's ability to know how best to check that these pupils are making as much progress as they should, including when taking into account their larger outcomes as stated in their EHC plans. Furthermore, pupils are not clear as to how best they can fulfil their targets. This, in turn, can limit how well these pupils achieve. The school should ensure that all pupils' targets have the necessary precision and focus to enable staff to support pupils to achieve as well as they can.

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