Marjory Kinnon School Report
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The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Based on the evidence gathered during this short inspection, I am of the opinion that the school has demonstrated strong practice and marked improvement in specific areas. This may indicate that the school has improved significantly overall. Therefore, I am recommending that the school’s next inspection be a section 5 inspection. The school has undergone significant change in the last year, with a move to a new school building and an increase in the number of pupils on roll from 170 in 2017/18 to 243 in April 2019. During this period of change, leaders have sustained a calm and stable learning environment for pupils, making good use of improved facilities to broaden the curriculum and therapeutic offer. Pupils benefit from excellent classroom and play spaces. Designated spaces for interventions and specialist support are highly attractive and used well. Staff morale is high, as reflected in your recent survey. Staff value your investment in their continuing professional development. Your recruitment strategy of employing graduates and supporting them through teacher training has proved very successful. You have created a highly qualified therapeutic team to lead on the provision for pupils’ mental health and well-being. You also provide leadership opportunities for staff at all levels and support them with effective coaching and mentoring. As a result, staff retention levels are high. You are focused on the changing needs of the school as it grows and have clear plans to increase the leadership capacity of the school from September 2019. Middle leaders make an outstanding contribution to school improvement. They implement new initiatives skilfully, monitor the impact on teaching and learning rigorously and provide excellent support and challenge to all staff. The governing body fully supports your vision and shares your ambition for the school. Governors are highly skilled and offer appropriate support and challenge to leaders. Through a wide range of committees and visits to the school, they are wellinformed about all aspects of school life. Governors ensure that additional funding is spent effectively to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable pupils. Parents and carers value the quality of education and the support they receive from all staff. The majority of parents who completed the Parent View survey told us that their children are happy and have made excellent progress since joining the school. Parents also commented positively on the training and support provided by the therapeutic team. Pupils are clearly proud of their school and enjoy the opportunities you give them to share their views. You listened to pupils’ concerns about the quality of school dinners, and this has led to a change of caterers and improvement in the range of food served at lunchtimes. Pupils are also given a wide range of responsibilities and opportunities to develop their views through sports leadership, school council, ecocouncil and the ambassadors programme. Throughout the inspection, inspectors observed the consistently high quality of relationships between pupils and adults. As a result, pupils trust adults to care for them well and respect their views. Safeguarding is effective. Your leadership team and governors have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. There is a strong culture of vigilance. The school’s single central record is maintained accurately and all procedures for ensuring safety on site are followed carefully. Comprehensive risk assessments are completed for off-site visits. Regular fire drills ensure that all staff and pupils are familiar with fire safety procedures. The governing body’s premises committee ensures that site safety is maintained to a high standard. A high number of leaders and governors have completed safer recruitment training. All staff and governors have completed safeguarding training. Your designated safeguarding leads ensure that safeguarding concerns are addressed by relevant training for staff, including on the ‘Prevent’ duty. Your staff know how to recognise and report concerns. Referrals are tracked carefully and records are maintained meticulously, ensuring that pupils and families receive the support they need in a timely manner from other services. Parents and pupils report that they feel safe at school and have trusted adults with whom they can share their concerns. Workshops for pupils and parents, including themes such as anti-bullying, support families in keeping their children safe at home. Pupils’ behaviour, in lessons and around the school, was exemplary throughout the inspection. Incidents of bullying and derogatory language are rare and dealt with swiftly by adults.
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