Rikkyo School in England

Boarding monitoring inspection report Rikkyo School in England Rikkyo School in England Trust 30 October 2019 Guildford Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3BE

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Context of the inspection

The school was inspected on 30 April 2019 to 1 May 2019. It was judged to be good, with three breaches of the national minimum standards (NMS). This monitoring visit was conducted to assess the provider’s progress in meeting NMS 11, due to the action plan lacking sufficient detail.

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Summary of the progress made in implementing the action plan

Leaders have undertaken a review of the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies. The revised documents are in line with the host authority’s (West Sussex) guidance. Furthermore, the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and the deputy DSL have met with the local multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH). Records of this meeting were sampled, and these demonstrate that the DSLs have a clear understanding of the safeguarding referral process and have improved their professional links with the host authority.

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Summary of the progress made in implementing the action plan

The DSLs have both attended recent safeguarding training and seminars. They have demonstrated the impact of this training by making relevant referrals and seeking consultation from the MASH team regarding safeguarding matters. The headmaster has also commissioned the Boarding Schools Association (BSA) to undertake an audit of the safeguarding policies and procedures to further satisfy themselves that the recent changes are effective.

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Summary of the progress made in implementing the action plan

A trustee attended a conference in September 2019 to enhance their safeguarding understanding. Consequently, their next report had a greater focus on safeguarding. The quality of the trustee reports will be further assessed by the BSA safeguarding audit.

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 The school ensures that: arrangements are made to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils at the school; and such arrangements have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State. (11.1)  This standard is met.

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School details

Unique reference number SC014681 Social care unique reference number 1021093 DfE registration number 938 Inspection number 10125244 The inspection of boarding provision was carried out under the Children Act 1989, as amended by the Care Standards Act 2000, having regard to the national minimum standards for boarding schools. Type of school Boarding school School status Independent boarding school Age range of pupils 10–18 Gender of pupils Mixed Number of pupils on the school roll 169 Number of boarders on roll 169 Headteacher Toru Okano Head of boarding/residential provision Toru Okano Telephone number 01403 822 107 Website www.rikkyo.co.uk Email address toruokano@rikkyo.uk Date of previous boarding inspection 30 April 2019

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Information about this school

The Rikkyo School in England was first established in 1972 and is situated on the West Sussex/Surrey border, close to the village of Rudgwick. Rikkyo is an independent, co- educational school acknowledged by the Department of Education in Japan. All the boarding accommodation is located within the school grounds. At the time of the inspection, there were 169 students boarding at the school. The boarding provision was last inspected in May 2019.

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Information about this inspection

 This inspection was carried out at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. The purpose of the inspection was to monitor the progress the school has made in meeting the national minimum standards that it was judged to not comply with at its previous inspection.

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Inspection team

Sarah Olliver, lead inspector Social care regulatory inspector

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