Brantridge School

Overview

Brantridge School is a specialist setting for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs or autistic spectrum conditions. The report describes a school where pupils "thrive" and feel safe, supported by "highly inclusive culture" and "transformational practice" in attendance and behaviour. Leaders maintain high standards across all areas, ensuring pupils are well-prepared for their next steps.

Strengths

• Attendance and behaviour are rated "Exceptional", with a "rigorous approach to monitoring" and a culture where pupils feel they "belong and can achieve".
• Achievement is at a "Strong standard", with pupils making "solid progress" and developing "detailed knowledge" through effective teaching of reading, writing and mathematics.
• The curriculum and teaching are "highly responsive" and "carefully designed to meet the varied needs of pupils", ensuring consistency across year groups.
• Inclusion is rated at a "Strong standard", with "swift identification" of needs and "rigorous" systems to monitor achievements and adapt support strategies.
• Personal development is "comprehensive" and "well-thought-out", helping pupils become "knowledgeable, confident and resilient" through personalised pastoral support.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should "draw on their experience of the transformational practice they have already established around attendance and behaviour" to ensure this impact continues in all areas of their work.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns actively identified and managed.