Edstart

Overview: The school meets the independent school standards relevant to the material change, and the material change has already been implemented.

Strengths:

• The school's safeguarding policy is published online and pays regard to the most up-to-date statutory guidance.
• Leaders carry out regular checks on the culture of safeguarding and make continual improvements to how pupils are reliably kept safe.
• There is a senior designated safeguarding lead (DSL) who oversees the safeguarding systems and procedures across the six school sites.
• The single central record (SCR) is in place and covers the staff employed at each of the school sites.
• Relevant staff have had safer recruitment training.
• The school has clear systems and procedures for seeking assurances that the necessary recruitment checks have been carried out.
• The new, sixth school site is a single-storey modern building that has been maintained to a high standard.
• There are suitable toilet and washing facilities, including hot and cold water, across the sites.
• The accommodation across the six sites is fit for purpose, and most accommodation is clean and tidy.
• Pupils have access to suitable on-site and off-site areas for play and physical education.
• The school's leadership team have the knowledge and skills that they need to ensure that the school continues to meet the requirements of the standards.
• The accessibility plan meets the school's statutory responsibilities.

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

Safeguarding: The school's safeguarding policy is published online and pays regard to the most up-to-date statutory guidance, and leaders carry out regular checks on the culture of safeguarding and make continual improvements to how pupils are reliably kept safe.