Tor School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 April 2025

The school has created a safe, inclusive environment where pupils are well supported, valued and cared for. Positive working relationships between pupils and staff help pupils to develop 'Tor Traits', such as building their resilience and sense of responsibility. Staff work with parents and carers and children to bring about positive changes to pupils' attendance and well-being. Staff know pupils well. They skilfully help pupils recognise and understand their emotions and how to respond appropriately. Staff show respect for pupils and in return pupils learn to trust them. Strong routines and positive relationships create a calm, focused learning environment. While at school, pupils have opportunities to develop important skills for life. For example, they can learn how to maintain motor vehicles or cook a healthy meal. Pupils are proud of their accomplishments. Parents say their children grow in confidence at Tor School. The school has high expectations for all its pupils to achieve. While each pupil's journey through education and their end points are different, they go on to succeed. This could mean that they access school for the first time in years, or that they return to mainstream education, or they move on to further education, employment or training.

What the school should improve

• Gaps in pupils' phonics knowledge in key stages 3 and 4 are not closed sufficiently well. This means that reading and spelling misconceptions persist and can hinder pupils' future learning. The school should ensure that staff have the expertise and resources they need to check and support secondary age pupils to effectively secure their reading and spelling knowledge.

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