Claremont School

Overview: Claremont School is a good school that caters for pupils with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, physical disabilities, autism, and complex health needs and sensory impairments. The school has a high staff-to-pupil ratio, which enables pupils' needs to be met, and staff form strong relationships with pupils. Pupils enjoy their time at school and have a positive attitude towards learning.

Strengths:

• Pupils have a wide range of physical disabilities, learning and medical needs, and the school meets these needs effectively.
• Staff form strong relationships with pupils and use a variety of resources to develop pupils' communication skills.
• The curriculum is well-planned and matched to the complex learning needs of each pupil, with individual learning plans in place for all pupils.
• Pupils enjoy lessons and engage well with staff, with good behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school provides a wide range of activities, including swimming, abseiling, and rock climbing, which pupils particularly enjoy.

Areas to improve:

• Some pupils, in some subjects, do not remember what they have been taught, and their progress is not as strong as it could be. Leaders should continue to develop the curriculum, finding ways to adapt it so that pupils learn more and remember more.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders and governors committed to keeping pupils safe, staff knowing how to identify and report concerns, and thorough safeguarding training in place. Pupils say that they feel safe and are confident to communicate with a member of staff.