Camp Hill Education

School progress monitoring inspection report

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Camp Hill Education The Bordesley Centre, Stratford Road, Camp Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands B11 1AR

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided Paragraph 2(1)(b) and 2(1)(b)(i)  At the last inspection, inspectors found that the way teachers use what pupils know and can do in different curriculum subjects is not considered carefully enough in the design of the curriculum.  The school has in place an appropriate written curriculum policy. This takes account of the special educational needs and/or disabilities of pupils, with a particular regard for their emotional well-being and social learning. For instance, in addition to the main school curriculum, pupils receive regular personal development lessons.  The school has carefully reviewed and developed curriculum plans and schemes for each subject, including in the sixth form. Plans are structured so that important learning is recalled and repeated to help retrieval.  The curriculum in the sixth form focuses on mathematics and English, recognising the importance of these foundations for other learning. Students also study physical

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education and personal, social and health education. In addition, they choose options that are academic or vocational.  At the previous inspection, these independent school standards (the standards) were not met. The school has ensured that they are now met. Paragraph 2(1), 2(1)(a)  Although the school has designed a well-structured and broad curriculum, it has not been fully implemented and is not being delivered consistently well or often. This means that students currently experience a disjointed curriculum and are not making as much progress as they could.  Although the school has taken steps to ensure written plans are in place, they have not ensured the full and effective implementation of the curriculum and so these standards remain unmet. Paragraph 3, 3(d) and 3(g)  At the last inspection, inspectors found that teachers did not make effective use of assessment information and individual targets when they design lessons.

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Main inspection findings

 There has been a significant turnover of staff at the school recently and the proprietor is currently seeking to appoint staff to key positions, including a specialist teacher of mathematics. The school recognises that it currently lacks the capacity to implement the curriculum as it intends to and is striving to rectify this.  In addition to the reviewed curriculum, the school has designed a bespoke assessment and recording system, which is already being used to record pupils’ achievement across the curriculum. These records are aimed to feed directly into lesson planning to meet accurately the needs of pupils. The system has the potential to prove effective because of the high level of information recorded for each pupil. However, this system is currently at an early stage of implementation and so pupils are not fully benefiting from it.  Although the school has taken steps to ensure written plans are in place, they have not

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ensured the full and effective implementation of the curriculum. These standards remain unmet.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraph 34(1), 34(1)(a) and 34(1)(b)  At the previous inspection, the school had not ensured that the standards were met consistently.  The school has sought and begun to use an external education consultant to help quality assure its work. This has helped the school to hone action plans and quality assurance practices. However, this is at an early stage of implementation and has not brought about the necessary changes so that the school consistently meets the independent school standards.  The impact of staff turnover on the school’s capacity has contributed to preventing the school taking the necessary actions to consistently meet the standards.  Although the school has a suitable plan in place, it has not taken the necessary actions to make necessary improvements. These standards remain unmet.

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Schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010  The school’s accessibility plan is suitable. It includes all the requirements, including how staff ensure the site, curriculum and documentation are made accessible to stakeholders including pupils, parents and carers.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school does not meet the requirements of the schedule to The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements that were checked during this inspection, as set out in the annex of this report. This included the standards and requirements that the school was judged to not comply with at the previous inspection. Not all of the standards and associated requirements were checked during this inspection.

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School details

This inspection was carried out under section 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s suitability for continued registration as an independent school.

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School details

Gender of pupils in the sixth form Mixed

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School details

Of which, number on roll in sixth form 7

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School details

Annual fees (day pupils) £33,500 to £55,000

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School details

Email address camphilleducation@gmail.com

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School details

Date of previous standard inspection 11 to 13 February 2025 and 11 March 2025

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Information about this school

 Camp Hill Education is an independent school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. All pupils have education, health and care plans and are placed at the school by the local authority.  This school received its last standard inspection in March 2025 and was judged to not comply with all of the independent school standards. Following the inspection, the Department for Education (DfE) required the school to prepare an action plan. The plan was evaluated by Ofsted in June 2025 and judged as not acceptable and so was rejected by the DfE.  The school is located within a community centre in the centre of Birmingham.  The school does not make use of any alternative provision.

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Information about this inspection

 This additional 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 independent school standards and other requirements that it was judged to not comply with at its previous inspection.  This was the first progress monitoring inspection since the last standard inspection.  This inspection was conducted without notice.  The inspector held discussions with the proprietor, who is also the headteacher, and the deputy headteacher. During discussions, the inspector reviewed the progress made against previously unmet standards. This included reviewing curriculum policies and schemes of work.  The inspector evaluated the school’s approach to safeguarding. The school complies with paragraphs 7 to 7(b) and paragraph 32(1)(c) of the standards. The inspector reviewed the single central record with the staff member who maintains it.

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Information about this inspection

 The inspector visited the classroom during lessons, spoke to students and looked at samples of work.  The inspector reviewed a range of documents, including the school’s current action plan and information available on the school website.

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Inspection team

Gareth Morgan, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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The school does not meet the following independent school standards

Standards that were not met at the previous inspection and remain un-met at this inspection

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Part 1. Quality of education provided

 2(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if- – 2(1)(a) the proprietor ensures that a written policy on the curriculum, supported by appropriate plans and schemes of work, which provides for the matters specified in sub- paragraph (2) is drawn up and implemented effectively; and  3 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that the teaching at the school- – 3(d) shows a good understanding of the aptitudes, needs and prior attainments of the pupils, and ensures that these are taken into account in the planning of lessons; – 3(g) demonstrates that a framework is in place to assess pupils’ work regularly and thoroughly and use information from that assessment to plan teaching so that pupils can progress;

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

 34(1) The standard about the quality of leadership and management is met if the proprietor ensures that persons with leadership and management responsibilities at the school- – 34(1)(a) demonstrate good skills and knowledge appropriate to their role so that the independent school standards are met consistently; – 34(1)(b) fulfil their responsibilities effectively so that the independent school standards are met consistently; and guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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