On Track Education West Yarner

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 July 2025

This is a school that puts pupils back on the pathway to a successful education. Pupils who join the school have often had challenging experiences in other settings. The school helps to transform pupils' negative perceptions of education into positive ones through its nurturing ethos. Staff prioritise getting to know pupils well. They build strong relationships with both pupils and their families from the very start. The school works with pupils closely to understand which strategies will help them to be successful with their behaviour. The precision of this approach helps pupils to flourish both socially and emotionally. Many pupils' behaviour improves significantly over time. The school does not compromise on its high academic expectations for pupils. Its successful work in ensuring pupils feel happy and secure at school helps them to learn well. Pupils enjoy success in a range of qualifications. This helps them to be ready for their next stage of education and training. The school has a strong personal development offer. For example, pupils learn to show care for their environment by looking after the school garden. They learn to consider others by raising money for a range of charities.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils who are at the early stages of learning to write are given work that is too challenging for them. This results in pupils who have not secured the fundamentals of writing struggling with tasks that they do not have the skills and knowledge to complete. The school should ensure that early writing skills are taught effectively, so that pupils have secure knowledge and skills in transcription, before they access more complex writing tasks.
• In a few subjects, the way in which pupils learn new knowledge is not sequenced in a logical order. This makes it hard for pupils to build on their knowledge over time securely. The school should ensure that the curriculum in all subjects is well sequenced, so that pupils can build on their learning gradually and securely.

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