Compass Community School Eld Park

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 June 2024

Pupils benefit from the warm and supportive relationships that run through the school. Most arrive with a negative view of education. Adults swiftly get to know pupils and find out what makes them tick. This means pupils quickly see themselves as individuals, embracing and valuing who they truly are. High-quality therapeutic provision means that pupils receive individually tailored guidance to help them continue to develop socially and emotionally. Adults want the very best for pupils. They have high expectations of pupils. Most live up to these expectations, behaving well and working hard. When pupils' behaviour falls below what is expected, adults guide and support them well to put things right. Through the well-considered personal, health, social and economic (PSHE) curriculum, pupils are well supported to understand differences between themselves and others. Pupils are prepared well for life in the wider world. This is through a range of activities such as trips to the local coffee shop, charity work in the community or work as school ambassadors. Adults provide helpful guidance to pupils about how to build their independence. Pupils' future aspirations are carefully considered by adults. They receive useful careers guidance. All of the current Year 11 pupils have secured places on college courses to follow their career ambitions.

What the school should improve

• Pupils who need additional support to help them with reading do not always receive the precise help they need. They are not consistently supported well enough to become confident and fluent readers. The school should ensure that the new phonics programme is implemented as well as leaders expect. The school should ensure that staff receive training, so they have the knowledge and skills they need to provide precise support to help pupils learning to read.
• Not all staff have sufficiently well-developed pedagogical knowledge or subject specialist knowledge to teach the ambitious curriculum as well as leaders intend. This means that some pupils in some subjects do not learn as well as they could. The school should continue to provide training and support for staff to ensure they deliver the ambitious curriculum to the standard leaders expect.

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