Norwegian School in London

Overview: The Norwegian School in London is an outstanding independent school that warmly welcomes pupils and their families, providing a cohesive community where pupils and staff build strong and respectful working relationships. The school is highly ambitious in its aims to provide pupils with an excellent education, drawing on Norwegian and British educational approaches, shared values, and an openness to all cultures.

Strengths:

• The school's curriculum is very rich and broad, with a sequenced approach that has led to raising standards further and supporting pupils to achieve exceptionally well across the board.
• Pupils' behaviour is brilliant, with a firmly established culture of positive behaviours, calm classrooms, and productive pupils displaying very positive attitudes to learning.
• The school's programme of promoting pupils' personal development is very well considered, with opportunities for pupils to experience diverse culture, form healthy relationships, and engage in outdoor activities and educational visits.
• Teachers are trained well and have access to quality resources, enabling them to teach the curriculum effectively and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The school meets the independent school standards, with effective safeguarding arrangements and a clear vision of excellence and high expectations for all.

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

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.