Stanton Vale School

Overview

Stanton Vale is described as a "happy, welcoming, inclusive school" where pupils are treated with "great humanity, dignity and respect." The report highlights an "exceptional personal development curriculum" and notes that staff work closely with external agencies to support pupils with complex needs, ensuring medical requirements do not hinder their enjoyment of school.

Strengths

• Staff possess "strong subject knowledge" and "present information clearly," checking understanding systematically to help pupils build knowledge successfully.
• The school offers an "exceptional personal development curriculum" with "carefully planned experiences" such as community visits and enterprise activities that enrich pupils' lives.
• Communication is a "strength and golden thread," with pupils learning to express needs and ask for help, fostering "independence and resilience."
• Transitions are "carefully managed," with staff using EHC plans to create individual learning plans with "precise targets" to ensure pupils achieve their full potential.
• Classrooms are "calm and positive spaces" where routines are well established, allowing learning to proceed with minimal interruption.

Areas to improve

• The report states that "on occasions, teachers and in class support staff do not select and deliver tasks which challenge and extend pupils’ knowledge and skills," leading to disengagement. The school should support staff to match the "ambitious curriculum consistently well."

Safeguarding

The report confirms that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."