Park Education Resource Centre

Overview

This follow-up inspection confirms that Park School and Outreach Service has successfully exited the Formal Intervention Process, demonstrating a "capacity to identify and bring about improvement." The report highlights significant progress in pupil outcomes and teaching quality, noting that the school’s action plans were of "good quality" and effectively adjusted based on previous feedback.

Strengths

• Learner outcomes are now "very good," with data showing improvement in numeracy, literacy, and ICT for all pupils.
• The quality of provision is "very good," featuring "highly effective" teaching and a "nurturing environment" with exemplary pupil behaviour.
• Leadership and management remain "good," characterised by an "effective collegial approach" and rigorous monitoring of teaching practices.
• Attendance has risen to 90.5%, and teacher absenteeism has fallen significantly to 1.65%.
• The outreach service supported mainstream pupils in increasing their reading age, with 73% attaining increases of one year or more.

Areas to improve

• The ETI will monitor how the school "sustains improvement in providing a curriculum and accreditation opportunities" to enable pupils to achieve their full potential.

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.