Sportfit Supported Accommodation

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Sportfit Supported Accommodation Sportfit Supported Accommodation Registered provider: Sportfit Support Services Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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provider

The supported accommodation service is owned and managed by a private provider.

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provider

The service can accommodate up to 70 individuals in 32 shared or group-living homes that are limited to accommodating looked-after children and care leavers.

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provider

The service can also accommodate 6 children in single-occupancy flats that are limited to accommodating looked-after children and care leavers.

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provider

At the time of the monitoring visit, the service was providing supported accommodation for 11 children aged 16 or 17 years.

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provider

There is currently no registered service manager or nominated individual.

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This monitoring visit

This visit was carried out to monitor compliance notices and a restriction notice that was served following a full inspection at the service from 2 March 2026 to 6 March 2026. Inspectors found serious and widespread shortfalls in safeguarding practice and management oversight.

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This monitoring visit

Since the full inspection in March 2026, senior leaders and managers have taken decisive and purposeful action to strengthen leadership, management oversight and safeguarding arrangements across the organisation. In response to the restriction and compliance notices, leaders acted promptly to replace both the registered service manager and the nominated individual, demonstrating a clear commitment to addressing identified shortcomings. This action reflects an increased focus on Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Sportfit Supported Accommodation accountability and assurance, with senior leaders seeking to embed greater rigour, challenge and consistency at leadership level. These changes indicate a more robust approach to governance and safeguarding, aimed at ensuring that children are better protected and leadership arrangements are fit for purpose.

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This monitoring visit

Senior leaders have implemented a robust restructuring plan to improve oversight and manageability. They have rationalised the property portfolio, reduced the workforce through voluntary processes, improved HR oversight to address conduct and performance issues and maintained transparent communication with commissioning local authorities.

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This monitoring visit

Senior leaders and managers have conducted a review that has demonstrated growing management oversight by openly acknowledging historic weaknesses in leadership, recording and challenge. They have reset the expectations for clear, evidence ‑ based support planning and accountability, which has already begun to improve staff morale and practice. The introduction of a new electronic recording system aims to strengthen oversight by simplifying documentation, embedding consistency, enabling better analysis of progress and outcomes, and shifting managers and staff from descriptive reporting to demonstrable impact for children. This ensures that leadership decisions are informed, timely and focused on measurable improvement.

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This monitoring visit

Staff feedback reflects a notably positive shift in leadership and the organisational direction. Individuals speak enthusiastically about the clearer guidance and improved processes that enable greater creativity and influence in their work with children. While staff acknowledged the challenges associated with changes to working practices and new processes, they indicated that these transitions are now having a positive impact. There is a renewed sense of motivation and engagement. Staff report feeling excited and energised about their roles and increasingly confident in their ability to contribute to improved outcomes for children.

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This monitoring visit

Following the monitoring visit, Ofsted was assured by the actions the provider has taken to meet all 3 compliance notices, and the restriction notice will no longer apply. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Sportfit Supported Accommodation

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to follow up information received by Ofsted and/or to ensure that the supported accommodation provider was complying with regulation.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Sportfit Supported Accommodation

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Sportfit Support Services Limited

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: Portman House, 53 Millbrook Road East, Southampton, Hampshire SO15 1HN

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Inspector

Linda Bond, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider - monitoring visit: Sportfit Supported Accommodation to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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