Dove House Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 February 2025

Pupils at Dove House Academy receive the highest quality of care and education. Every possible avenue is explored to ensure that pupils' physical, emotional or developmental needs are met in full. Whatever these needs, staff work effectively to enable pupils to succeed. The school's high expectations help pupils to achieve the very best outcomes. Staff create a safe and secure environment for pupils to learn. Warm, trusting relationships between staff and pupils are part of this success. In lessons, pupils engage well with their learning. They sustain concentration on their tasks, producing tailored high-quality work. Staff listen to pupils, supporting them to communicate their wishes and feelings. They manage pupils' behaviour with refined expertise. Pupils' personal development, including the skills needed for adulthood, is woven through everything the school does. Helping pupils to understand how to take control of their lives is quietly and effectively built into the curriculum, starting in Year 7 and flowing through to the sixth form. Whether this is through the many work experience opportunities, learning new skills or classroom work, the impact is consistently strong. This includes pupils' understanding of how to keep themselves safe.

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