The Russett School

Overview

The Russett School continues to be an outstanding school, providing a "transformational" experience for pupils who have faced significant challenges in accessing education. The report highlights that pupils "thrive" within a community where they feel "safe, accepted and proud," benefiting from highly personalised care and a curriculum precisely matched to their individual needs.

Strengths

• The curriculum is "highly ambitious for every pupil," with expert therapeutic support helping to "remove barriers to pupils’ learning."
• Teachers possess "strong subject knowledge and expertise related to pupils’ SEND," adapting delivery expertly and using assessment checks to ensure pupils "build consistently well on what they already know."
• The phonics programme has a "significant impact on pupils’ ability to communicate and read with fluency," delivered by teachers who are "trained to be experts."
• Pupils’ behaviour is "exemplary," characterised by a "calm and respectful atmosphere" where staff model routines and pupils learn to regulate their emotions.
• Strategies to support personal development are "woven seamlessly through the curriculum," including opportunities for community volunteering and learning about diverse cultures.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.