Royal Blind School

Overview

The inspection team found that staff establish "caring, supportive relationships" which help children and young people trust adults and engage meaningfully in their learning. The school demonstrates "good" performance in learning, teaching and assessment, as well as raising attainment and achievement. Inspectors are confident the school has the capacity to continue to improve and will make no further visits.

Strengths

• Staff build "caring, supportive relationships" that enable pupils to trust adults and engage in learning.
• High-quality support for visual impairment, including the use of Braille, helps pupils "communicate confidently with others".
• Pupils achieve a "wide range" of personal successes, such as horse riding and cooking, while developing independence in various settings.

Areas to improve

• Teachers must develop lesson planning to "build more effectively on what children and young people can already do" and review how they check progress.
• The school should consider how attainment and achievements can be "recognised more effectively using accredited qualifications or awards".

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific narrative details regarding safeguarding arrangements, though it notes that staff establish supportive relationships that help pupils trust adults in the school.