Heritage House School

Overview

This ungraded inspection found that Heritage House School has “improved significantly across all areas” since its previous graded inspection. Consequently, the school’s next inspection will be a graded one. The report highlights a setting where pupils “flourish and achieve exceptionally well” due to highly tailored support and a calm, purposeful atmosphere.

Strengths

• Staff place “the individual needs of each pupil at the heart of all they do,” creating a “genuinely holistic curriculum” with “no ceiling on what they can achieve.”
• The school provides “exceptionally strong” support for sensory needs, integrating therapy seamlessly into learning to help pupils remain “calm and regulated.”
• Pupils benefit from rich opportunities, including specialist rooms, community trips, and the “thriving” Potting Shed Café, which builds confidence and employment skills.
• Staff are “adept at promoting pupils’ communication,” using aids and multi-sensory storytelling to help children access the world around them.
• Leaders ensure continuity for pupils unable to attend school through an “outreach specialist team” that maintains their “sense of belonging.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”