Warmley Park School

Overview

Warmley Park School continues to be a good school, providing a "calm and orderly environment" where pupils are "safe and happy." The report highlights that pupils develop "strong communication skills" and "respectful relationships," building independence to become "confident young people." Staff skilfully support learners in reaching their education, health and care plan targets within a community that shares a clear vision and ethos.

Strengths

• Pupils make progress on "ambitious communication, mathematics and personal development learning pathways" through curriculum broken into "small, achievable steps."
• High-quality interactions support communication development, with staff using "words, symbols and signs" to help children build knowledge over time.
• The school offers extensive personal development opportunities, including clubs, roles of responsibility, and work experience, fostering pupil pride.
• Leaders effectively support families to remove attendance barriers, such as offering medical appointments on-site during the school day.
• Behaviour management is improving, with a new approach reflecting the commitment to "if you fall, I will catch you," leading to fewer incidents.

Areas to improve

• In some foundation subjects, curriculum and assessment are new, meaning teachers "cannot accurately identify gaps in pupils’ subject knowledge."
• The school must ensure subject leaders support teachers to improve their subject knowledge to plan and assess appropriate learning activities across all areas.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.