Immanuel College

Overview: Immanuel College is a good school that continues to provide a high-quality education to its pupils. The school has a strong Christian ethos and provides a supportive environment for pupils to learn and grow.

Strengths:

• The school has high expectations for all pupils and provides a curriculum that is ambitious for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils are well prepared for their future at post-16 and post-18, with students in the sixth form achieving well and making good progress through the curriculum.
• The school provides well for pupils' wider development, with access to a wide range of extra-curricular clubs and activities.
• The school has a strong programme of personal development and careers provision, with pupils speaking confidently about their learning and future plans.
• The school has a good understanding of how to keep pupils safe online and in the community, with pupils learning age-appropriate relationships education.

Areas to improve:

• A proportion of disadvantaged pupils do not attend school often enough, which is affecting their achievement.
• The progress of pupils in the early stages of learning to read is not regularly checked, which is making it difficult for the school to identify when these pupils are ready to move on to the next stage of learning.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.