Ofsted

For inspection purposes Bristol Hospital Education Service is a Pupil Referral Services with a DfE number.

We are delighted that at our most recent inspections, Ofsted rated BHES as outstanding (access the report here). We have outlined some of the findings below.

Outstanding leadership and management over the past three years have resulted in excellent outcomes for all groups of students and as a result the PRU is closing the gaps between its students and those in mainstream schools.
This PRU makes an enormous difference to the lives and futures of its students. All groups make rapid and sustained progress in English and mathematics, achieving outstandingly well from their individual starting points.
Most students on long-term placements attain high-quality accreditation, including GCSEs, by the time they leave to go to college at the end of Year 11.
Students on shorter-term placements, and those in the Bristol Children’s Hospital, make similarly excellent progress and are very well prepared for return to mainstream schools.
Outstanding teaching ensures that almost all students exceed their expected targets. Assessment has improved and now provides a very clear view of students’ progress.

Parents overwhelmingly say that their children enjoy learning at the PRU and are rightly very pleased with their achievements.
Behaviour is impeccable. Students say they feel safe. Attendance improves rapidly once students are settled and is much better than in most students’ previous schools.
Very high-quality vocational experiences ensure that students are very well prepared for their futures.
Students’ strong spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted through excellent subjects and topics that fully meet their abilities and interests.
The headteacher has an extremely ambitious vision for the future. Together with senior leaders, he promotes a strong focus on improving staff performance through constant checks on their work. Leaders provide very effective training to further improve staff skills.

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