Clatterford Tuition Centre in Lake has been rated Inadequate by Ofsted following an inspection at the end of April.
After failing in all four assessment areas, the centre has been placed in Special Measures.
The Clatterford Tuition Centre is a pupil referral unit for students aged 11–16 who are unable to attend mainstream secondary schools for various reasons. Students are referred to Clatterford either because they have been permanently excluded from a mainstream school or because it is believed that they would benefit from a period of at least six weeks in the centre.
Ofsted inspectors say the school is Inadequate because:
- Achievement is inadequate. Students do not make enough progress in their learning and their literacy and numeracy skills are not developed well enough.
- Students’ progress is particularly poor in English, mathematics and science.
- Teachers often lack the necessary subject knowledge. Expectations are too low because teachers do not take account in their planning of what students have already achieved.
- Teachers are sometimes unclear about what they want students to learn. As a result, students sometimes become confused or miss the point. Marking does not help students sufficiently to improve their work. Teaching assistants are not used effectively to promote learning.
- Behaviour and safety overall are inadequate as attendance remains exceptionally low. It has not improved since the previous inspection. Students’ attendance seldom improves while they are on roll at the centre.
- Students sometimes lose focus on their work because staff do not consistently follow the behaviour policy.
- Leadership and management are inadequate because some key leaders, including those responsible for subjects, do not know the centre well enough. They do not have a clear vision of its core purpose.
- Leaders have an inaccurate picture of the quality of teaching and the progress of different groups of students. As a result, they are uncertain about what to do to improve.
- The checks on standards and progress by the management committee over recent months have not had sufficient impact.
- Work is needed to ensure all parts of the site are fully safe. The child protection policy has not yet been agreed by the management committee
The report
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