Eaton Hall Specialist Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 June 2023

Pupils who attend Eaton Hall have a fresh opportunity to start again. Pupils have often experienced difficult starts to their education. Many have spent significant times out of school. Eaton Hall provides a supportive and secure environment. Pupils are safe. They know that staff will not give up on them. This enables them to thrive both socially and academically. Pupils benefit from staff who model respectful relationships and manage pupils' behaviour skilfully. Rules and routines are clear. When needed, pupils receive help and nurture to manage their emotions. As a result, learning is not disrupted, and pupils engage very positively in their activities. Pupils' daily experiences include many opportunities to build their self-esteem and confidence. Pupils receive a personalised approach because staff know them well. Each pupil has a tailored programme of well-considered therapeutic support. This is highly effective in developing pupils' resilience in learning. It helps them to achieve well. Pupils know that leaders want them to be the best they can be. All pupils attend lunchtime clubs and activities. These promote pupils' interests and talents very effectively. For example, pupils' use of the woodland area quickly builds their skills to work together during practical activities.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the curriculum does not outline the precise steps that pupils need to learn to securely build their knowledge over time. This means that pupils do not achieve exceptionally well. Leaders need to strengthen the curriculum in all subjects so that plans include the specific knowledge that pupils need to learn. Additionally, this will help teachers to identify and then address pupils' knowledge gaps so that all pupils learn successfully.

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