Moor House School & College

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. All students achieve exceptionally well throughout the school and make significant gains in improving their reading, writing, communication and mathematics skills.

Teaching is excellent because all staff are highly skilled in the use of signing and communication aids. Students behave exceptionally well in lessons and are highly enthusiastic to learn. They enjoy school and this is reflected in their good attendance.

The sixth form is outstanding and prepares students exceptionally well for the next stage in their adult lives. The very wide range of subjects and topics engages pupils extremely well and contributes to their strong s...piritual, moral, social and cultural development. Students eligible for additional government funding make similar progress to their classmates in English and mathematics.

The work the school does to keep the students safe and secure is excellent. Staff, students and parents and carers feel that the school is a very safe place to learn. The inspirational headteacher and senior leaders have sustained outstanding achievement and teaching through accurate checking of the school's work.

Governors are very well informed about the schools' performance and teaching standards. They provide a strong level of challenge and support to the school's leaders. The school makes excellent use of current research to rapidly improve students' speech and language skills.

Links with parents and carers and with a variety of agencies are exceptionally strong. As a result, the school provides excellent care and support for students.

Information about this school

Moor House School and College provides for students mainly with speech, language and communication needs.

There is a growing number of students with additional complex needs. Some students have an autism spectrum condition. All students have a statement of special educational needs.

The majority of students are White British boys. The proportion of students from minority ethnic backgrounds is very low, and there are no students new to speaking English. The proportion of students for whom the school receives additional government funding, known as the pupil premium, is well below average.

This funding is for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those children who are looked after. Most students board during the week and go home at weekends. Each boarder has a personalised package of time and support in the residential provision.

This is subject to a separate inspection. A small proportion of students benefit from additional Year 7 catch-up funding. Students were admitted into the sixth form 'Moor House College' in September 2012.

The school and college is a registered charity and the governing body are the Trustees. The school does not enter students early for examinations. Students undertake work-related learning opportunities in Hadlow College, K College and Bore Place Farm as well as businesses in the local community.