John Chilton School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 February 2024

Pupils said that they love coming to school. This is because staff are kind and take care of their needs. Pupils behave extremely well. Those that find meeting the school's behaviour expectations challenging receive targeted and effective support. Pupils enjoy making new friends and look out for each other. There is a very happy and purposeful ambience that permeates across the school. The school strives to attend to the range of pupils' individual needs. Pupils leave the school very well prepared for the next stages of their education and adult living. Older pupils told inspectors that they feel ready for the 'big world'. This is because the school prioritises a holistic and bespoke approach to meeting each pupil's needs. Teaching, pastoral and therapeutic teams work in complete sync with each other. As a result, pupils make great gains in their academic, social, emotional, behavioural and physical development. The school provides pupils with an extensive range of enrichment activities. Many are aimed at nurturing their confidence and preparing them for independent living. For example, pupils run a café. They budget, purchase ingredients, bake cakes and sell a range of snacks. Their customers include pupils in the adjacent mainstream school. Pupils also run a delivery service for peers and staff who order online. Pupils are rightly proud of this work.

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