OFSTED Reports
Link to Spring Hill School's Offical Ofsted Page
A sample of Spring Hill School's latest Ofsted reports can be viewed below:
Feb 2011 Ofsted report
Our latest Care Ofsted inspection was completed in February 2011, and Spring Hill was once again awarded an overall rating of "outstanding" for the 4th time in a row.The full report will be available to view and download here shortly.
Summary
The overall quality rating is outstanding."
The interim inspection looked at the progress the setting has made with the recommendation made at last inspection. This related to updating the Statement of purpose to include staff information."
The safeguarding of young people is excellent."
All staff have a clear understanding of their responsibilities. Young people are confident approaching staff informally to discuss issues and concerns. The children say that they feel safe living at the school, and staff have been appropriately trained in safeguarding procedures. This is updated annually by the organisation."
Strong links have been developed with the local authority safeguarding service. All staff are trained in behaviour management, and the emphasis is on de-escalation of confrontational situations."
The safety of the young people is further enhanced through the robust recruitment and selection procedures in place."
Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe
The provision is outstanding."
The staff at this school have an excellent understanding of their role in ensuring privacy and dignity of young people is promoted. "
The young people have individual bedrooms with their own keys. This enables them to use their rooms for private time alone when out of school. All confidential and sensitive information, is kept secure and is only accessed by authorised staff."
Very effective systems are in place for ensuring that young people are safe. The school has established strong links, with local authority designated officer for safeguarding. In addition the school is an active participant in the regional child protection forum."
Young people say they feel safe at the school."
Absences of young people without authority are rare and staff are confident of the actions to take should a situation occur to ensure a safe return of a young person."
There is a culture of respect evident at the school and there is a warm friendly interaction between the staff and young people. "
The young people feel that staff deal with misbehaviour in a fair and measured way."
An effective system is in place for managing health and safety at the school."
Risk assessments for the environment and for activities in and away from the school are in place. Visitors to school are subject to close monitoring and do not have unsupervised access to young people.The safety of the young people is further enhanced through the robust recruitment and selection procedures in place."
Nov 2010 Ofsted report
Nov 2010 Ofsted report summary
The overall quality rating is outstanding."
The school provides the young people with a stable caring environment where they are supported positively to enjoy residential life. Their health is promoted through a well trained team of staff and there is a strong emphasis on healthy eating. "
The approach to safeguarding is excellent and the head of care has established strong professional links with the county safeguarding service. The young people feel very safe living at the school."
The young people are strongly supported to achieve their potential. The school has an open culture where the views of the young people are encouraged in order to make a contribution to life at school. "
The residential units, known as cottages, are well maintained and comfortably furnished providing young people with a safe and supported environment."
The school encourages care and respect for differences in all areas of life. Equality and diversity is actively supported and encouraged."
Feb 2010 Ofsted report
Feb 2010 Ofsted report summary:
The overall quality rating is outstanding."
This is an overview of what the inspector found during the inspection."
The interim inspection looked at the progress the school has made with the recommendations arising from the last inspection. These related to training and building maintenance repairs. The head teacher has taken appropriate steps to meet the recommendations."
The organisation and management of care at the school is excellent. Safeguarding the welfare of the young people is a high priority and staff work positively as a team."
Young people enjoy living at the school and they are confident that staff will keep them safe. A notable feature is that unauthorised absences are not a regular occurrence and this is a reflection on the positive caring environment evident at the school."
OFSTED reports 2009
Sep 2009 Ofsted report
Sep 2009 Ofsted report summary
The overall quality rating is outstanding."
At this unannounced full inspection, all key standards were inspected."
This is and Outstanding Service. There is a positive approach taken to encourage respect for each other and to value cultural differences."
The welfare of the children is actively promoted by staff who demonstrate a passion for their work. The welfare of the children is a priority, and children themselves say they feel safe living at this school. There is an excellent partnership between the education and care staff, and this promotes a common approach to supporting the children to achieve their potential."
Children are encouraged to enjoy good health, and there is an emphasis on healthy meals being provided at the school."
Support for the children is a strong feature and where required, additional resources can be provided to ensure that a child's care needs are met."
There is a strong management team that provides effective leadership to the care staff."
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March 2009 Ofsted report summary
The school was judged to be a good school with some outstanding elements. Below are some of the comments made in the Ofsted report:
The care, guidance and support provided for pupils are outstanding. Both education and care staff work together very well to ensure that pupils' needs, including their emotional well-being, are met. The school makes particularly effective use of complementary art therapy as a means to help pupils understand, express and begin to take control of their emotions."
Relationships between teachers and pupils are excellent. Teachers are highly skilled in managing pupils' behaviour and create a good atmosphere for learning."
The school is well led and managed. The headteacher's leadership is excellent."
Pupils achieve well and make good progress, particularly in the basic skills of literacy, mathematics and ICT …For many students the progress that they make is all the more remarkable because it represents a significant step forward for them from their starting points: in managing their own behaviour and in being able to catch up on gaps in previous learning."
Good teaching, small classes and one-to-one support, where needed, are all factors that help the pupils do well."
Frequent communication and close involvement of parents; and regular assessment and review of pupils' progress and behaviour, underpin a strong system for guiding and supporting pupils."
