Assess Education is a mixed, independent day school offering alternative provision for education. It was registered as a school in October 2012. Pupils are taught in five groups: two groups of pupils receiving an alternative education, one studying GCSE and BTEC courses and the other studying functional skills and BTEC courses; a group of students who speak English as an additional language; a group of pupils who receive their education by online, distance learning and an assessment group who are placed by the local authority to have their longer-term needs assessed. Pupils in this latter group usually stay for a six-week period or until another placement has been found for them. Most pupils are placed at the school by the local authority. The local authority commissions places at the school to provide for pupils whose previous school placements Inspection report: Assess Education, 27–29 November 2018 Page 8 of 11 have broken down or because they are new arrivals to the country and in Year 11. The school sometimes accepts pupils from different local authorities when they are being placed out of their area. The school can cater for pupils with an education, health and care plan for social, emotional, and mental-health needs, but there is none on roll currently. However, pupils often come to the school having missed periods of education and with previously poor attendance. A number of pupils are currently looked after. Pupils come from a wide range of ethnicities. The school provides physical education at a local sports centre. The headteacher is the proprietor of the school. The school is registered for up to 60 pupils aged 14 to 18. At present, there are no pupils aged over 16 in the school. The school does not make use of any off-site, alternative provision.