Kirkleatham Hall School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 October 2023

Pupils thrive at Kirkleatham Hall School. This is because staff have extremely detailed knowledge of each individual pupil and have developed strong, caring relationships with them. Pupils rise to the high aspirations that adults have for them. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. Many expressed their views with comments such as 'the school adapts everything around my son's needs. They do this extremely well with such care, attention and professionalism'. Pupils behave exceptionally well. They move around school calmly and with great respect. Staff skilfully address pupils' behavioural needs. These pupils learn how to interact and communicate positively. Pupils and staff show great care for each other. Pupils are safe in school. They trust the adults who work with them. Pupils always have an adult to contact if they need support with a concern. Pupils who find communication difficult demonstrate this trust through their interactions with their key staff. Pupils know what bullying is. Bullying is rare in school. Adults address the rare incidents quickly and successfully. All pupils have special educational needs and or disabilities (SEND). The school has designed carefully planned routes through the curriculum which reflect the very different individual needs of the pupils.

What the school should improve

• The curriculum is not matched well to the ability of a small proportion of pupils. This means that these pupils are not making as much progress as they could. The school needs to complete its review of adaptations to the curriculum approach for these pupils to ensure their needs are met in a timely way.

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