The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have provided strong leadership since taking up the post of acting headteacher over two years ago. Under your leadership, you have continued to build on the school’s strengths and further developed the quality of teaching and learning. Horton Lodge is a caring and motivating place of learning where staff take every opportunity to teach pupils new skills while at the same time continually developing their independence and confidence. Staff and pupils alike adopt a ‘can do’ approach to everything they do. When pupils encounter a hurdle to learning, staff nurture, encourage and support, enabling pupils to achieve regardless of the complexity of their needs. Teachers work hard to ensure that all staff involved with each pupil have an explicit understanding of their specific needs and targets. Teachers consider these needs carefully when planning activities. Individual learning plans for pupils are displayed on classrooms walls and pupils have ‘all about me’ passports on their chairs with information about how they communicate and how they can be helped. Other staff complement the work of teachers and provide a wide range of highly effective care and support. This enables pupils to make good progress in their personal, physical and academic development.