Outwood Alternative Provision Eston

Overview: Outwood Alternative Provision Eston is a good school that provides a supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils enjoy a range of opportunities that enrich their experience of school, including learning beyond the classroom and outdoor pursuits.

Strengths:

• Pupils enjoy a range of opportunities that enrich their experience of school, including learning beyond the classroom and outdoor pursuits.
• Pupils develop their self-esteem and wider skills during activities such as camping, kayaking and other outdoor pursuits.
• The school provides pupils with a high-quality 'personal development and growth' curriculum, which includes personal, social and health education and relationships and sex education curriculums.
• Staff have secure knowledge of the subjects that they teach and are well supported in their roles, including with high-quality training.
• The proprietor ensures that the school site is maintained appropriately.

Areas to improve:

• The school's approach to developing pupils' reading fluency and closing gaps to age-related expectations is underdeveloped.
• Rates of attendance are not high enough, with some pupils missing important learning and wider opportunities due to the school not accurately identifying their support needs.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.