Freshsteps Independent school

Overview: Freshsteps Independent school is an outstanding institution that provides a remarkable experience for its pupils, giving them the knowledge and skills to achieve successfully, and the self-confidence to tackle adversity. The school's broad curriculum is highly ambitious, and its consistency is evident in the high expectations and aspirations of staff, the care taken to ensure that classrooms and common areas are clean and bright, and the considerate and courteous way pupils are treated.

Strengths:

• The curriculum is highly ambitious and provides pupils with a broad range of subjects, including music, drama, physical education, and design and technology.
• Pupils' behaviour and attitudes are excellent, with all staff having high expectations of behaviour and pupils rising to these easily.
• Support for pupils' well-being is a key strength, with leaders and staff providing a safe and secure place for pupils, including ensuring that they get specialist help when needed.
• The school's plans to develop the sixth-form curriculum are being carefully monitored and supported by governors to help ensure that they are sustainable.
• The proprietor ensures that the independent school standards are met in full and the school complies with schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010.

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

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.