Foreland Fields School

Overview

Foreland Fields School continues to be a good school, described as a "happy place" where pupils feel safe and cared for. The report highlights a strong sense of belonging, with staff acting as role models and leaders maintaining a consistent approach across the school and its satellite sites. Pupils thrive in an environment that prioritises both academic progress and personal development.

Strengths

• Pupils are "kind and caring," with "poor behaviour [being] rare" and relationships being "respectful and positive."
• Leaders have designed a curriculum that is "fit for purpose," evolving to meet the needs of pupils with complex special educational needs and disabilities.
• Staff are "experts" in building pupils’ communication skills, which underpins all aspects of teaching and supports social and emotional development.
• Personal development is "exceptionally strong," featuring a carefully adapted PSHE scheme, careers education, and an "extensive menu of extra-curricular opportunities."
• Sixth-form students benefit from "individualised support" for their transition to college and life after school, including practical life skills.

Areas to improve

• Leaders need to provide additional resources and training so that all staff deliver the new phonics programme with "complete fidelity."
• There is currently an "inconsistent approach" in how staff use resources, particularly books, linked to the phonics programme.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff being "well trained, well informed and vigilant" and policies being "known, understood and adhered to."