Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 September 2023

Pupils enjoy the community feel of Malden Oaks school. They think staff understand them and their needs very well. They appreciate how staff give them the time, resources and help they need to learn. This enables pupils to rediscover an enjoyment in coming to school even when their previous placements have been unsuccessful. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils. Pupils achieve well from many varied starting points. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the way their child's opportunities have been transformed since joining the school. Pupils are able to pursue their interests and learn new skills. For example, they explore wildlife in a nearby river and learn how to whittle in willow. Pupils get the chance to attempt and to achieve the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Pupils behave with courtesy and great consideration for one another around school. They understand and live up to the values which the school makes sure they learn. Lessons are very seldom disrupted. Bullying is rare and tackled effectively when it does occur.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the curriculum does not set out precisely enough what it is the school wants pupils to learn and remember and in what order. This makes it harder for teachers to identify what pupils need to learn next and to check how well pupils remember what they have been taught before. The school should ensure that key knowledge is clearly identified and sequenced in all subjects.

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