The Education Centre provides for pupils who have social, emotional and mental health issues. Many pupils have additional needs associated with autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia. All pupils have an education, health and care plan. Most pupils have been excluded from their previous schools. The Education Centre caters for secondary-aged boys and girls. A number of local authorities place pupils in the school, with most coming from West Sussex. The current proprietor, who established Central Education Limited in September 2018, set up the school in 1991. He resigned the proprietorship in 2008 and took over the headship Inspection report: The Education Centre, 19–21 March 2019 Page 8 of 11 in 2015 after the resignation of the previous post holder. He then relinquished the headship in September 2018 and appointed a new principal. The school’s last standard inspection was in June 2017, when its overall effectiveness was judged to be inadequate and a number of the independent school standards were found to be unmet. The school received further monitoring inspections in November 2017 and July 2018 when it was judged to not meet all of the independent school standards checked during those inspections. The school does not use alternative provision.