Chelmsford Hospital School

Overview: Chelmsford Hospital School is an outstanding independent school that provides education to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, who are inpatients at the Priory Hospital in Chelmsford. The school has a strong focus on pupil success, self-worth, and resilience, and its routines and high expectations promote positive conduct and readiness to learn.

Strengths:

• Staff go the extra mile to make sure that pupils experience success and take small but important steps to re-engage with education.
• Excellent training ensures that staff are well equipped to design thoughtful lessons that are valuable and rewarding for pupils.
• School routines and high expectations convey important messages to pupils about self-worth and resilience, promoting calm and productive lessons.
• Pupils learn that being in hospital is not a barrier to thinking about and engaging with the wider world, thanks to the school's curriculum and activities.

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

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.