The German School

Overview: The German School is an outstanding independent school that provides a highly ambitious curriculum for pupils, enabling them to achieve highly in public examinations. Pupils enjoy meeting the school's high expectations and flourish in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Strengths:

• Pupils achieve highly in public examinations, with sixth-form students excelling in the International Baccalaureate alongside German qualifications.
• The school delivers a highly ambitious curriculum that is broad throughout pupils' education, with all pupils studying art or music throughout their time at the school.
• Pupils develop their learning through discussion, which supports them to explain their thinking and shape their ideas aloud.
• The school supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) expertly, making sure that they access a curriculum as ambitious as their peers.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.