Progress Arc Billinge School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 May 2025

Staff at Nugent House School establish strong, trusting relationships. They take time to understand each pupil individually. Staff focus on learning about each pupil's specific background and challenges that may affect their education. This tailored approach underpins the school's success. It helps pupils, and students in the sixth form, feel safe and part of the school community. The school has high expectations for pupils to do well. It has developed a well- structured curriculum tailored to meet pupils' individual needs. Most pupils, all of who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), respond positively. They rise to the school's high standards for learning and behaviour. Staff carefully identify each pupil's specific needs. They offer a broad range of pastoral and therapeutic support. As a result, pupils gradually become more prepared to learn and begin to achieve success. The school plans purposeful experiences beyond the academic curriculum. Pupils look forward to their 'directed learning' opportunities. They take full advantage of activities such as horticulture and animal care. These experiences help to build pupils' social skills and resilience.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, gaps in pupils' knowledge are not identified and addressed consistently well. This means that these gaps persist over time. The school should ensure that staff have the expertise to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge so that pupils build knowledge securely over time.
• In some subjects, at times, the school has not ensured that the learning activities and work that pupils are given helps them to deepen their knowledge. This means that some pupils do not acquire the depth of knowledge that they could. The school should ensure that pupils access sufficient opportunities to deepen their subject-specific knowledge.

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