New Rush Hall School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

Pupils learn exceptionally well and make rapid gains during their time at this school. They are extremely well prepared for the next phase of their education and lives by the time they are ready to leave. School leaders, teachers and other staff know their pupils extremely well and have very high expectations about what they can achieve and how they will behave.

Teachers plan outstandingly well so that pupils are always engaged in learning in lessons and time is never wasted. Pupils almost always respond positively. They learn very well in class and on visits to the local community and further afield.

Individuals and gro...ups of pupils make huge improvements in behaviour because of the well-ordered and positive atmosphere throughout the whole-school community. Pupils are extremely proud of their school. They can point to examples of their good ideas being taken up by school leaders about how the school might be improved even more.

They feel very safe at school and extremely well supported as they learn. School leaders, including governors, are highly ambitious for the school. Their uncompromising pursuit of excellence has sustained outstanding teaching and achievement within an ethos of continuous improvement.

Information about this school

New Rush Hall School provides for pupils who have behavioural, social and emotional difficulties (BESD). The majority come from the London Borough of Redbridge though a large number travel to school from neighbouring authorities. The school is part of a loose federation with others in the New Rush Hall Group.

In recent years, a higher proportion of pupils who are admitted to the school have learning difficulties in addition to their other needs. At the time of the inspection there were just three girls on roll at the school, all of whom are in the primary department. Approximately half of all pupils come from backgrounds which are other than White British.

All pupils have statements of special educational needs. Almost half of all pupils are believed to be entitled to the pupil premium, which is much higher than the national average. The school has gained a number of awards including a Research Charter Mark and the Inclusion Quality Mark.

The school is a National Support School and the headteacher a National Leader in Education. The school does not use alternative provision. The school runs a breakfast club.