Quay View School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 March 2024

Pupils' personal development sits at the heart of the school's curriculum. Trusted adults teach carefully thought through lessons where pupils can learn and make mistakes in a safe environment. Pupils engage with their learning and progress well through the curriculum as their personal, social and emotional needs are met. Pupils become sports leaders and school councillors. They see how these roles make a difference in their school. Pupils at this school become safe, well-informed and responsible British citizens. Before they join Quay View School, many pupils have had negative experiences with education. This school helps raise pupils' aspirations. Regular 'education and enrichment' days introduce pupils to the wider world. Pupils also complete work experience. Through this, many are inspired to secure voluntary work, employment or continue their education in the school's sixth form and beyond. Pupils have education, health and care (EHC) plans that determine how their special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) should be met. Parents, carers and pupils recognise the school as a happy place where pupils' needs are understood. Pupils attend school regularly. The school is ambitious for its pupils and committed to ensuring pupils are well-prepared for the next stage of their education or employment.

What the school should improve

• The school does not implement its shared vision sufficiently well in some area of school development. This leads to some subjects and areas of school improvement not being understood, changed or evaluated in an accurate and timely manner. The school needs to focus on improving and strengthening its skills and knowledge to implement the agreed school's systems and processes fully.

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