Our Place School
The Orchard, Bransford, Worcester, Bransford, WR6 5JEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Our Place School is a special school in Bransford for ages 8 to 18. It is one of the 273 schools in Worcestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 March 2024, report published 6 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 March 2024
Our Place School makes a real difference to the lives of the pupils and their families. Pupils thrive here. Many pupils join the school after significant periods of absence and with negative opinions of education. Leaders break down these barriers and quickly help pupils to feel safe and happy. As a result, pupils love attending and rarely miss a day of school. Staff have very high expectations of pupils' behaviour. In the past, pupils have struggled to manage their behaviours, feelings and emotions. Staff build positive relationships with pupils from the moment they start. Staff ensure that they know and understand pupils' needs and put in place effective strategies to support them. Behaviour is expertly managed by all staff, which results in a calm and purposeful environment. Most pupils arrive at school with significant gaps in their knowledge. Staff recognise this and create an ambitious curriculum that is bespoke to each of the pupils. Pupils rise to these high expectations and often achieve more than they thought they could. This is successfully re-engaging them in education. The school helps to prepare pupils for their next stage of education well. They develop their independence through activities such as shopping for ingredients and then preparing meals.
What the school should improve
- Staff's subject knowledge is variable and they do not consistently match learning to pupils' needs well enough. As a result, pupils do not always learn as well as they could. Leaders should develop staff's subject knowledge, including in phonics, so that staff have the knowledge to be able to plan learning that closely matches pupils' needs to help them to progress further.
- Leaders do not always have the capacity to monitor the impact of their work on the pupils. This means they do not know the impact the recent changes to the curriculum are having on pupils' learning. Leaders should ensure that leaders at all levels have the capacity and direction to monitor and evaluate the recent changes to the curriculum.
Pupil numbers and mix
28 pupils on roll, with places for 45
Schools near Our Place School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riversides School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 13.9 |
| Fort Royal | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 0% met the expected standard |
| Bankside School | 5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| New College Worcester (NMSS) | 5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Attainment 8: 35.4 |
| Regency High School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Southwell
- Phone
- 01886833378
- Address
- The Orchard, Bransford, Worcester, Bransford, WR6 5JE
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- URN
- 136260
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.