Pulse and Water College

Overview: Pulse and Water College is a small independent school that provides a supportive and inclusive environment for pupils with education, health and care plans, typically for social, emotional and mental health needs. The school achieves an exceptional standard in its provision, with leaders and staff working above the expected standard to improve outcomes for pupils.

Strengths:

• Leaders check pupils' starting points carefully and use this information to plan content and adapt its delivery.
• The school provides a range of support strategies to help pupils catch up, including regular 'achievers sessions' for pupils taking English and mathematics GCSEs.
• Pupils are articulate and express themselves well, both verbally and in writing, and are keen to take part in class discussions.
• The school achieves a suitable balance of support and challenge in its work with pupils and their families, with staff following up on punctuality and attendance with tenacity each day.
• The school uses its detailed knowledge of individual pupils to manage their behaviour, with a strict approach to any discriminatory language or bullying.

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

Safeguarding: The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfilling their specific responsibilities and having established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.