Ladywood School

Overview

Ladywood School continues to be an outstanding school, providing an inspiring and creative community where staff value every pupil for their uniqueness. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that meets the specific needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities exceptionally well, fostering a love of learning and resilience.

Strengths

• Staff have high expectations and make every effort to overcome pupils’ barriers to learning, helping them to ‘find their brave’ and gain confidence.
• The curriculum is personalised and carefully structured, with individual education, health and care plans broken down into small achievable targets woven throughout subjects.
• Reading is an integral part of school life, with staff using expert knowledge of phonics and immersive activities to support pupils in becoming confident, fluent readers.
• Leaders extend pupils’ broader development through a wide range of experiences, including outdoor learning, community trips, and therapeutic support such as counselling and massage.
• Staff work closely with external professionals and are quick to notice when a pupil needs additional support, ensuring very little low-level disruption to learning.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a strong culture where staff are quick to notice changes in pupils’ appearance or behaviour and work closely with external agencies to secure help.