New Fosseway School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils make good progress.

From a range of different starting points, pupils develop key skills in communication, literacy and mathematics. The sixth form is good. Pupils are well prepared for their future destinations.

Teaching is usually good and some is outstanding. Pupils are cared for well. Those with the greatest needs show that they trust staff by calming and accepting help.

Others say they are confident that any problems will be sorted out. Pupils with challenging behaviour receive very good support that leads to their behaviour improving. The headteacher and the new leadership team have ensured that pupils' learning is ...central to the vision for the school.

They have brought about rapid improvements to the quality of teaching and pupils' achievements Governors know the school well. They offer effective challenge and support. They have a strong vision for the future.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough teaching is outstanding. Pupils are not always provided with enough opportunities to be fully independent in the way they learn and communicate. The curriculum does not always ensure that the pupils leave school with nationally accredited qualifications that show how well they can do things.

Information about this school

New Fosseway School provides education for pupils with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties and those with needs on the autistic spectrum. All pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The majority are of White British heritage.

The proportion that speaks English as an additional language is in line with the national average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium (additional government funding for those eligible for free school meals, those who are looked after and those with a parent in the armed services) is above average. New Fosseway and an all-through mainstream academy together form the Bridge Learning Campus.

A small number of sixth form students follow courses at City of Bristol College. The headteacher joined the school in September 2011. Two assistant headteachers took up post in September 2012.