St Piers College Celebrates Outstanding Ofsted Inspection Results
Independent specialist college, St Piers in Lingfield, has been rated 'Outstanding' in their recent Ofsted inspection.
Specialist education provider, St Piers College is a unique residential and day college for students aged 19-25. The recent 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted underscores the college's unwavering commitment to excellence in SEND education.
Ofsted recognised several areas of excellence in the final report, including:
- Quality of Education: Students feel safe and thrive because the college is a harmonious, nurturing, inclusive and exciting place to learn. As a result of the high levels of support from staff, many students exceed their academic and personal targets.
- Behaviour and Attitudes: Students' behaviour and attitudes are outstanding. They benefit from the high expectations of staff for their behaviour, conduct and attendance.
- Personal Development: Students participate in a broad range of challenging community activities that contribute to broader society and enable them to develop their skills in different environments.
- Leadership and Management: Leaders and governors have a clear and decisive vision and mission to ensure young people with SEND are nurtured. Their strategy clearly focusses on the preparation for adulthood agenda and for students to be successful and valued members of the communities in which they live and work.
- Provision for Learners with High Needs: Leaders and managers have developed a highly inclusive, individually tailored curriculum for students. Tutors set highly ambitious and personalised targets for students which closely align to their aspirations and the outcomes identified in their EHC plans.
Commenting on the outstanding Ofsted inspection, Simone Hopkins, Executive Principal of St Piers, said, "We are incredibly proud of this achievement, which reflects the hard work and dedication of our Head of College, Franky Baptie, her leadership team and the whole college community. At St Piers we are committed to providing an exceptional education that empowers our students to reach their full potential and make a positive impact in the world. This outstanding judgement is a testament to our commitment to excellence in everything we do."
Find out more about St Piers College at www.stpiers.org.uk