Venture Learning

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 July 2025

Venture Learning offers pupils a calm, nurturing and stimulating environment in which to learn. Pupils feel safe and value the time they spend with staff talking about their lives and their concerns, as well as their learning. Pupils settle quickly at the school, achieve well and attend well. This is because the school focuses exceptionally well on understanding individual pupils' educational needs as well as their social, emotional and mental health. Staff put in place highly personalised education, including the use of therapy and pastoral care that meet the needs of all pupils. Highly effective routines help pupils to learn and to build strong, trusting relationships with staff. Pupils are respectful of others and conduct themselves maturely around school. Staff notice when pupils experience distress and respond sensitively to pupils' emotional needs. They are successful in helping pupils to manage their behaviour and feelings. One pupil commented on the impact the school has had on his life: 'It's a game changer for me. I get on with people.' Pupils are challenged to do their best and demonstrate resilience when they find work hard. They thrive at this school and develop self-esteem and self-confidence.

What the school should improve

• The school has not ensured that pupils' reading fluency and comprehension skills are as secure as they could be. As a result, pupils do not read confidently or widely independently. Therefore, they do not increase their general knowledge or their specific knowledge of different subjects across the curriculum. The school should ensure that pupils have frequent opportunities to develop both their reading fluency and comprehension skills by studying a wide range of both fiction and non-fiction texts.

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