Rainbow Montessori School

Rainbow Montessori School 13 Woodchurch Road, London NW6 3PL

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Context of the inspection

 The school received an unannounced emergency inspection in July 2015 and a follow-up visit in October 2015 at the request of the Department for Education.  The October inspection found that the school did not meet two of the requirements relating to the premises and accommodation.  The Department for Education wrote to the school in February 2016 to confirm that the action plan it had submitted in January 2016 to remedy the situation had been approved.  This inspection was the school’s first progress monitoring inspection since the emergency inspections in July and October 2015 and was conducted without notice.  The inspection focused on the school’s progress in those parts of the action plan relating to Part 5 and 8 of the independent school standards.  The inspector met with the director and headteacher and conducted a tour of the school site.

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Premises of and accommodation at schools

 At the time of the last inspection, the school had not ensured that toilet facilities were located near to the medical room. Inspection of the medical room confirmed that this aspect has been rectified and the school meets the requirements.  Also, at the last inspection it was found that the school did not provide showers or suitable changing facilities for pupils aged 11 years or over for use after physical education. Inspection of the shower and changing facilities confirmed that suitable showers have been provided so that the school now meets the requirements.  The school now meets all the requirements for this standard.

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Quality of leadership in and management of schools

 The director and the headteacher have ensured that all the independent school standards concerned with the premises are now met so that all the requirements for this standard are also now met.

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The school meets The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014

and associated requirements. Monitoring report: Rainbow Montessori School , 29 June 2016 2 of 4

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Inspection team

David Scott, lead Inspector Ofsted Inspector

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Information about this school

 Rainbow Montessori School is an independent, co-educational day school for pupils aged from four to 12 years. It opened in 1982. There are 49 pupils on roll, most of whom live locally. There are 16 children in the early years, 10 of whom are in receipt of government funding. The school serves a diverse community. Many pupils speak English as an additional language but few are at an early stage of learning English. A small number of pupils have been identified as having special educational needs.  The school is located in West Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden, in a detached Victorian house. It is part of a group that, along with the junior school, includes three nursery settings in West Hampstead, Highgate and Queens Park. Many of the children attending these nurseries move on to the junior school. The school aims to bring the best out of each child ‘to fulfil their potential both in academic and human terms.’

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Information about this school

Monitoring report: Rainbow Montessori School , 29 June 2016 3 of 4

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School details

Unique reference number 100086 Inspection number 10017540 DfE registration number 202/6390

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School details

This inspection was conducted at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. It was carried out under section 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008.

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School details

Type of school Montessori day primary school School status Independent school Age range of pupils 4−12 Gender of pupils Mixed Number of pupils on the school roll 49 Number of part time pupils 0 Proprietor John Madden Chair N/A Headteacher Sylvia Peternell Date of previous school inspection 10 July 2015 and 20 October 2015 Annual fees (day pupils) £11,550 to £11,712 Telephone number 020 7328 8986 Website address www.rainbowmontessori.co.uk Email address rms@rainbowmontessori.co.uk Monitoring report: Rainbow Montessori School , 29 June 2016 4 of 4

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School details

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