Danecourt School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 November 2024

Pupils love their 'friendly' school. When asked, some found it difficult to find even one small thing that could be better. They happily agree that they enjoy learning, though disagree about which subjects they like the best. Despite their occasional differences in opinion, pupils behave very well and display a collective pride in their school. They feel safe here. They are inquisitive of visitors and keen to share their collective successes, be that as writers or as footballers. Expectations of what pupils can achieve are very high here. Despite the many barriers pupils at this school face, their personal and academic achievements are impressive. This is because staff understand their complex needs and provide extremely personalised opportunities for them to learn and to thrive. A key aspect supporting pupils' success is the school's impressive integrated therapy provision, which is multi-faceted and delivered mostly in classrooms. Inspectors' visits to all three sites show a commonality in the strengths of the school. Children in early years are as equally well supported as older pupils, who are well prepared for transition to secondary education. One pupil described his school as 'awesome'. Evidence gathered during the inspection would indicate that this is mostly the case.

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