Belmont School

Overview

Belmont School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection, which judged the school outstanding for overall effectiveness before September 2024. This ungraded inspection confirms that the school continues to provide a high-quality education, with no graded judgements issued. The report highlights a holistic approach that places pupils’ social, emotional, physical, and academic needs at the heart of the curriculum.

Strengths

• The "carefully designed curriculum" enables pupils to develop "excellent communication skills" and articulate their knowledge with expertise.
• "Strong, caring, supportive relationships" between staff and pupils form the bedrock of learning, resulting in "exceptional" behaviour.
• Staff use "impressive expertise" to check pupil understanding, creating "highly bespoke approaches" to support individual learning needs.
• Pupils are well-prepared for adult life through opportunities to develop leadership skills, gain qualifications, and engage with the community.
• The school provides a "remarkable breadth of sporting, cultural and craft opportunities," including circus skills and animal care.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.