Abbey School

Overview: Abbey School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection, with leaders continuing to go from strength to strength in their vision for pupils to go on to further education and employment.

Strengths:

• Pupils are proud to attend this exceptional school, with staff caring for them deeply and providing an adult presence when needed.
• The school has extremely high aspirations for all pupils, with no restrictions placed on what they expect pupils to achieve.
• Pupils have numerous opportunities to develop their employability skills, independence, and communication skills, with staff providing targeted support to help pupils build their fluency in reading.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.