Flexible Learning School

Overview: Flexible Learning School is a good independent school that provides a high-quality education for pupils aged 13-16 who have experienced significant disruption to their formal learning. The school's focus on personal development and behaviour is outstanding, and pupils are happy and feel safe in school.

Strengths:

• Pupils receive high-quality and skilled support from a dedicated team of staff.
• Pupils successfully re-engage with their education and study a broad curriculum.
• Pupils work towards a range of academic and vocational studies, and they achieve well.
• Personal development is exemplary, with pupils learning about relationships, keeping themselves safe, and making choices.
• The school provides pupils with a wealth of opportunities to gain new experiences, including off-site sports activities and visits to places of interest.
• The school's culture supports pupils to feel pride in their achievements and to take responsibility for their decisions.

Areas to improve:

• The school's work to improve attendance is not yet positively impacting on all pupils, leading to some pupils missing out on valuable learning opportunities and continuity in their learning.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.