RIVERBANK SCHOOL

Overview

Riverbank School is described as a "caring and nurturing community" that places pupils’ well-being at the heart of its work. The report highlights that most pupils make "suitable progress" from their starting points, developing social skills, confidence, and appropriate communication abilities within a "pupil centred, broad and balanced" curriculum.

Strengths

• Staff provide "valuable care, support and guidance," ensuring pupils’ social and emotional needs are met effectively.
• The curriculum is tailored to individual needs, with outdoor provision supporting the development of skills, particularly social ones.
• Pupils demonstrate strong school values, such as "kindness to others," and actively participate in decision-making.
• "Family and community engagement is strong," supported effectively by the family liaison officer.
• Leadership is effective, with a "high commitment to improvement" across the school and the wider Western Learning Federation.

Areas to improve

• Develop a systematic approach to developing pupils’ reading skills.
• Strengthen the use of total communication approaches to ensure they consistently meet pupils’ preferred means of communication.
• Ensure the internal learning environment meets the needs of all learners, particularly those with more complex and sensory needs.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school provides a "caring and nurturing community" where staff place pupils’ well-being at the heart of all aspects of their work, allowing social and emotional needs to be met effectively.