St Michael's School

Emergency inspection school report St Michael’s School

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Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, RG20 9JW

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Reason for inspection

This unannounced emergency inspection visit for education only was made at the request of the Department of Education to check the school’s compliance with the independent school regulations for promoting good behaviour, the prevention of bullying, the implementation of the school’s complaints procedures, and the arrangements for ensuring that balanced views are presented in teaching.

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Conclusions

The school’s policies and procedures for promoting good behaviour and the prevention of bullying reflect the Secretary of State’s guidance and are implemented effectively. The school is an orderly community where pupils are respectful of adults and each other. Very occasional serious incidents of misbehaviour are properly recorded and the sanctions handed down are proportionate to the circumstances.

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Conclusions

The school’s complaints procedures meet requirements and records show that the few complaints received are dealt with in accordance with these procedures.

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Conclusions

The school has not addressed the latest regulations regarding the promotion of partisan political views in the school or the requirement to ensure that, where political issues are brought to the attention of the pupils, reasonably practicable steps are taken to offer a balanced presentation of opposing views to pupils.

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Regulations’), and associated requirements

Ensure that partisan political views are not promoted in the teaching of any subject in the school.

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Regulations’), and associated requirements

Ensure that where political issues are brought to the attention of the pupils, reasonably practicable steps have been taken to offer a balanced presentation of opposing views to pupils:

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Regulations’), and associated requirements

- while taking part in extra-curricular activities which are provided or organised by or on behalf of the school

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Regulations’), and associated requirements

- in the promotion at the school, including through the distribution of 5(b)

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Regulations’), and associated requirements

5(c)(ii) Emergency inspection: St Michael’s School, 7 June 2013 2 of 5

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Regulations’), and associated requirements

promotional material, of extra-curricular activities taking place at the school or elsewhere. 5(c)(iii) Emergency inspection: St Michael’s School, 7 June 2013 3 of 5

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Inspection team

Michael Best, Lead inspector Additional Inspector

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Information about this school

 St Michael’s School is located in Burghclere, near Newbury. The school is registered for pupils aged four to 18 years. It opened in 1991 in order to meet the needs and demands of the followers of the Society of St Pius X. The school is a registered charitable trust and its goals reflect those of the Catholic Society to which it belongs, namely the preservation and continuation of the Catholic faith and tradition. The school aims to instil in its pupils knowledge, virtue and responsibility.  There are currently 77 boys and girls on roll, of whom 34 boys are boarders. There are five children in Reception in the Early Years Foundation Stage, none of whom are receiving government nursery funding. There are no pupils with statements of special educational needs.  Accommodation for boarders is in a purpose-built boarding house on the school campus. Fourteen boarders are from overseas. All the overseas pupils speak English

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Information about this school

as an additional language, with varying degrees of fluency.  The school was last inspected by Ofsted in October 2011 in an integrated inspection of education and boarding provision. An integrated monitoring inspection visit to check the progress the school had made in implementing its action plan took place in May 2012. This found that the school had made good progress and met all the regulatory requirements applicable at that time. Emergency inspection: St Michael’s School, 7 June 2013 4 of 5

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Inspection number 423279 DfE registration number 850/6062 This inspection was conducted at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. It was carried out under section 162A of the Education Act 2002, as amended by schedule 8 of the Education Act 2005. Type of school Independent School status Roman Catholic day and boarding school Age range of pupils 4–18 years Gender of pupils Mixed Number of pupils on the school roll 77 Number of part time pupils 0 Number of boarders on roll 34 Proprietor Society of St Pius X Chair Fr Paul Morgan Headteacher Fr Patrick Summers Date of previous school inspection 19 October 2011 Annual fees (day pupils) £6,165–£6,300 Annual fees (boarders) £7,815–£7,950 Telephone number 01635 278137 Fax number 01635 278601 Email address fathersummers@gmail.com Emergency inspection: St Michael’s School, 7 June 2013 5 of 5

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