Avicenna School

Overview: The school is likely to meet all the independent school standards when it opens. The school has a clear curriculum policy in place, supported by schemes of work that aim to provide pupils with experiences in a range of subjects. The school intends to provide age-appropriate education in various subjects, including linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human and social, physical and aesthetic, and creative education.

Strengths:

• The school has a comprehensive safeguarding policy that takes account of relevant statutory guidance.
• The school has prepared a well-organised curriculum for pupils' personal, social and health education (PSHE), which reflects the school's ethos and aims.
• The school has a suitable health and safety policy in place, with evidence of thorough and accurate checks on the building.
• The school has a suitable risk assessment policy in place, providing clear guidance to help staff know how the levels of risk are calculated.
• The school has a secure understanding of the standards, with the proprietor having appointed leaders with extensive experience of working in independent schools.

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

Safeguarding: The school has a comprehensive safeguarding policy that takes account of relevant statutory guidance, and has identified and trained several safeguarding leaders who demonstrate secure knowledge and skills suitable to their roles.