What Ofsted Say About Us – In a Nutshell
Outstanding Care and Relationships
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Inspectors found that relationships between staff and children are exceptional, with staff showing “love, warmth and enthusiasm”.
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Children feel valued, welcomed and safe in a homely, nurturing environment filled with personalised touches and meaningful activities.
Outstanding Experiences and Progress
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Our 24-hour curriculum, Golden Threads for Learning and Life, was praised for helping children exceed expectations and make significant progress.
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Care and education are “harmoniously entwined”, with strong communication and shared goals between staff, school and families.
Outstanding Safeguarding
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Safeguarding at Saxon Hill is described as extremely positive and deeply embedded.
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Staff know children exceptionally well, respond quickly to their needs, and help them regulate emotions—resulting in a calm environment with no physical interventions since 2018.
Outstanding Leadership and Management
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Leaders are described as inspirational, highly skilled and child-centred, creating a unified team with high aspirations for every pupil.
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Staff feel well supported through high-quality training, including specialist approaches such as tactile signing and postural care.
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Families gave “unanimously positive feedback”, describing the difference the provision makes to their children’s lives as “huge”, “life-changing” and filled with care and love.
What We Need to Improve
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Ofsted highlighted just one point for development: ensuring independent visitor reports provide deeper evaluation of the quality and impact of care.
The official Ofsted page for Saxon Hill can be found here.
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