The Japanese School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 29 April 2025

This is a happy and caring school. Leaders and staff care deeply about pupils. Staff form positive, professional relationships with pupils. Confidently, pupils share their feelings if they are worried about anything. Pupils are safe and feel safe. Pupils genuinely care about each other. At breaktimes, pupils often take the initiative to help each other use equipment properly or take someone to the medical room if needed. Pupils behave with great maturity. The school is highly ambitious for pupils' academic achievement. Regularly, pupils achieve the school's expectations. The school is equally ambitious for pupils' personal development. The school provides pupils who are temporary residents in the UK with wide-ranging experiences. For example, pupils take part in adventurous residential stays in Scotland and Wales. The school uses these experiences to develop pupils' resilience and strength of character and to visit landmarks in different counties of the UK. The school wants pupils to be self-disciplined and selfless. It provides regular opportunities for pupils to help each other focus and concentrate deeply on tasks. For example, older pupils lead the daily cleaning and tidying tasks with focused concentration for those younger to learn from.

What the school should improve

• The proprietor's oversight to ensure the standards are met consistently and securely is not robust enough. This may pose a risk to pupils' safety and welfare. The school must ensure robust checks are in place to identify any unmet standards and ensure timely action is taken to address any weaknesses.

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