Collingwood School & Media Arts College

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 June 2025

Pupils thrive at this school. The school is a welcoming environment for pupils to learn in. The school celebrates the achievements its pupils make. This means that pupils feel valued and understood by the caring and supportive staff who work here. Highly skilled staff understand the individual needs of pupils. In turn, pupils feel safe. The school lives out its ethos of 'entitlement for all.' All pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school's aspirations for pupils who learn across multiple sites are high. The curriculum, and leaders' ambitions for this, is precisely focused on pupils having the skills and knowledge to be successful. Pupils rise to this challenge and do well. Pupils benefit from an extensive range of academic and vocational opportunities. The curriculum takes learning beyond the classroom for pupils effectively. Links to the local community in the sixth form, the horticultural and enterprise opportunities, and the extensive media suite, provide pupils with a rich set of opportunities to develop a wide range of skills. Pupils behave exceptionally well throughout school. This includes in the sixth form. Expectations around conduct are clear. Pupils are supported to understand and manage how they feel very well. They independently use strategies to manage their emotions.

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