Peregrinate Ltd.

Peregrinate Ltd 41 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool L31 2HE

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided Paragraphs 2(1), 2(1)(a), 2(1)(b), 2(1)(b)(i), 2(2)(h)  There are curriculum plans and schemes of work in place. However, these are not currently being used to deliver the curriculum. The school does not make sure that the plans and schemes of work that are being used take into account the ages, aptitudes and needs of all pupils who are on roll. Too many pupils do not have the opportunity to learn and make progress. The intended curriculum does not meet pupils’ needs closely enough. Paragraph 3, 3(a)  When pupils attend the school, teaching supports some pupils to gain new knowledge and increase their understanding.  Some of the independent school standards (the standards) checked in this part are not met.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils Part 6. Provision of information Paragraphs 7 to 7(b), 32(1), 32(1)(c)  The person nominated by the proprietor to be the designated safeguarding lead does not have the knowledge, background and expertise to fulfil the role well enough. There is a poor understanding of the contextual risks to pupils at the school. In addition, it is unclear how leaders make checks on the culture of safeguarding over time.  Record-keeping in relation to safeguarding incidents and concerns is chaotic. Some significant incidents receive little or no follow up actions.  Staff told inspectors that they have had minimal safeguarding training since joining the school. They do not remember the content. In addition, there is no agreed procedure for raising concerns about adults who work at the school, should they arise. Paragraph 9 to 9(c)  There is a behaviour policy in place. When pupils attend the school, they generally

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behave well. Staff are aware of leaders’ expectations for promoting positive behaviour.  Record-keeping regarding the sanctions that are applied for incidents of misbehaviour are poor. Some sanctions are not recorded at all. For example, when pupils are sent home. Paragraph 12  The school has systems and procedures in place that would keep pupils safe in the event of a fire. There are regular fire drills and checks made on firefighting equipment. A recent fire risk assessment showed that the proprietor maintains the building with due regard for fire regulations.  There are a sufficient number of trained fire marshals. Paragraph 14  There is a lack of agreed expectations for the safe supervision of pupils and what staff do when pupils do not follow the usual school routines. Consequently, pupils are not adequately supervised. There is no agreed procedure for what staff will do if a pupil is missing or the timescale for the actions staff should take.

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Paragraph 15  The proprietor does not ensure that the admissions register is maintained in line with the current guidance. For example, there are over 200 names on the school’s admissions register.  Attendance registers are not accurate. For example, exclusions and suspensions are either not recorded accurately or these events are not recorded at all. The school sometimes sends pupils home without identifying this as an exclusion.  Too many pupils do not attend the school regularly enough. The school could not provide any evidence of how pupils’ attendance has improved. The school’s procedures for promoting positive attendance are poor. The proprietor does not do enough to make sure that pupils who do not attend are safe and well.  Some pupils are on reduced timetables with no plans to increase the provision in place and no planned regular reviews. The school does not notify the local authority when

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pupils are on a reduced timetable. Paragraph 16 to 16(b)  The risk assessment policy is not fit for purpose. It does not include any detail about the typical vulnerabilities and needs of pupils who attend the school.  Risk assessments lack the required level of detail or realistic consideration of how pupils’ needs place them at additional risk in some situations. Risk assessments do not make use of the information that the school knows about some pupils to fully consider how to mitigate the risks that pupils face in some aspects of the provision. For example, the proprietor excluded some pupils from attending a school trip as a control measure for behaviour management.  Some of the requirements and standards checked in these parts are not met. Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraph 34 to 34(c)  The proprietor has failed to make sure that the systems and procedures in the school

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keep pupils safe and protect them from harm. For example, key aspects of important policies are not known or understood by staff.  The proprietor has not ensured that all of the standards are met consistently. It lacks the knowledge that it needs of the requirements of the standards. There are very few systems in place for monitoring compliance with the standards over time.  The standards in this part are not met.

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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. 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

Type of school Other independent special school

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School details

Date of previous standard inspection 3 to 5 December 2024

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Information about this school

 The previous standard inspection was 3 to 5 December 2024.  The school is located at 41 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool L31 2HE.  The school does not use any alternative provision for pupils.  The school is registered to admit up to 60 pupils.  Some pupils who attend the school have education, health and care plans. Some pupils are dual registered. The school caters for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

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Information about this inspection

 This emergency inspection was commissioned by the Department for Education because of concerns raised about pupils’ welfare, health and safety and the school’s leadership and management.  The inspection was conducted without notice.  Inspectors met with the proprietor, who is also the headteacher.  Inspectors spoke with staff and pupils.  Inspectors reviewed documentation to check the school’s compliance with the standards, including attendance registers, behaviour logs and safeguarding records.  The lead inspector spoke with a representative of the local authority.

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Inspection team

Jane Dennis, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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Part 1. Quality of Education

 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 – 2(1)(b) the written policy, plans and schemes of work- – 2(1)(b)(i) take into account the ages, aptitudes and needs of all pupils, including those with an EHC plan.  2(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2(1)(a), the matters are- – 2(2)(h) that all pupils have the opportunity to learn and make progress.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 7 The standard in this paragraph is met of the proprietor ensures that- – 7(a) arrangements are made to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils at the school; and – 7(b) such arrangements have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.  9 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor promotes good behaviour amongst pupils by ensuring that- – 9(c) a record is kept of the sanctions imposed upon pupils for serious misbehaviour  14 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that pupils are properly supervised through the appropriate deployment of school staff.  15 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that an admission and attendance register is maintained in accordance with the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006.  16 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that- – 16(a) the welfare of pupils at the school is safeguarded and promoted by the drawing

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

up and effective implementation of a written risk assessment policy; and – 16(b) appropriate action is taken to reduce risks that are identified.

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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 – 34(1)(c) actively promote the well-being of pupils. 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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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

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