Stone Soup Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 June 2025

Stone Soup Academy continues to provide an exceptional quality of education and care for pupils who are outside mainstream education. Pupils who attend the school have often had troubled and negative experiences at their previous schools. The school's ambition is to fully equip all pupils with the academic and personal skills they need to succeed. This may involve returning to mainstream education or progressing to further education or employment. The school's outstanding provision ensures that this ambition is realised. Pupils fulfil the school's high expectations. They are happy and proud of their school. Pupils' behaviour, and their attitudes to learning, are excellent. Positive relationships nurture pupils' self-esteem and promote a sense of belonging. This enables pupils to fulfil their potential and achieve highly. By the time they leave the school, all pupils typically achieve aspirational qualifications or accreditations. The school's provision for pupils' wider personal development is impressive. Pupils take part in an extensive range of activities, both across the city and beyond. For example, pupils can access local arts or business enterprise projects. There are regular trips abroad to locations such as Paris or New York. These opportunities promote qualities of responsibility and independence effectively.

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