Cicely Haughton School

Overview

Cicely Haughton School is described as a "warm, nurturing environment" where pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs are "seen, heard and understood." The report highlights a "calm and purposeful learning environment" where staff help pupils overcome previous negative educational experiences to "rise to expectations." Leaders have worked hard to strengthen learning, resulting in pupils who "flourish and discover new interests."

Strengths

• The curriculum is "carefully designed" with "exciting and ambitious sequences of learning" that build knowledge step-by-step.
• Staff provide "targeted support" for pupils’ special educational needs and disabilities, fostering "close relationships" with families.
• The ‘nurture’ curriculum effectively transforms pupils’ "confidence, relationships, and emotional resilience" through structured sessions.
• Reading is promoted as both a skill and "a source of enjoyment" through daily story time and access to high-quality texts.
• Staff model "caring and supportive relationships," creating an "exemplary" approach to behaviour and attitudes.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."