Regent House School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning teachers did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure” parents of the quality of education provided. The report notes that evaluations are based only on the limited evidence available at the time.

Strengths

• Questionnaire responses from parents and staff indicated “high levels of satisfaction” with the school.
• Parents praised staff commitment to developing children’s “wider skills and dispositions” and extra-curricular activities.
• Year 7 children read “fluently, confidently and with high levels of interest” and showed good understanding of vocabulary.
• Children spoke positively about outings, residential trips, and opportunities to develop leadership skills.
• The school development plan is described as “comprehensive” and underpinned by wide-ranging consultation.

Areas to improve

• The report does not list specific areas for improvement; instead, it states the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully” outcomes, provision, and leadership due to the strike.
• The ETI notes it cannot assure stakeholders of the quality of education, which “will be reflected in future inspection activity.”

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education” and children feel safe, but the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.