The Sullivan Centre

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 20 May 2025

This school is a place of well-founded hope and transformation. All key strands of its excellent work are woven together superbly which helps pupils who are often at their most vulnerable. These build carefully on the school's values of 'safety, success and strength', which are lived by staff and pupils alike. The school holds high aspirations for the pupils when they cannot do this for themselves. Staff help pupils towards a successful return to a mainstream school or another setting when possible. This is evident across all aspects of the school's work. Pupils are individually supported to make their best next step, with strong staff expertise and collaboration that make this happen. Pupils who complete their time at The Sullivan Centre site, achieve high-quality qualifications, often exceeding their own expectations. Pupils have very strong and positive relationships with staff who they know want the very best for them. They feel safe and valued. Pupils know that they can turn to staff for personal support, and they do so. Pupils enjoy the excellent range of opportunities that help them engage with the wider world. For example, their horizons are widened by the regular Friday enrichment afternoons and engagement with high quality careers activities.

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