Royal School for the Deaf Derby

Overview: Royal School for the Deaf Derby has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection, with a truly bilingual approach to all aspects of school life and a strong focus on communication, deaf culture, and identity.

Strengths:

• Inspirational deaf and hearing staff inspire pupils to believe they can achieve anything.
• Pupils develop pride in their deaf identity and culture.
• Pupils feel safe and happy in school, with warm and strong relationships with staff.
• Expectations are high for all pupils, with staff working effectively to support them.

Areas to improve:

• Occasionally, the activities staff choose do not match the aims of the curriculum, meaning that some pupils do not learn as well as they could.
• The school should ensure that the curriculum is implemented consistently well, to enable pupils to make strong progress across all curriculum subjects.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.