Children's Home run by Compass Children‟s Homes Limited in Calderdale

Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 1 SC483220 Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is owned by a private company. It provides care for up to 5 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties. At the time of the inspection, 4 children were living in the home and all were spoken with.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in August 2024. The manager was absent at the time of the inspection. The inspection was supported by senior leaders and an interim manager who also manages another of the providers’ settings.

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Information about this children’s home

The home shares the same site as the provider’s school. The inspectors only inspected the social care provision on this site.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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inadequate

How well children and young people are helped and protected inadequate

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inadequate

The effectiveness of leaders and managers inadequate

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inadequate

There are serious and/or widespread failures that mean children and young people are not protected or their welfare is not promoted or safeguarded and the care and experiences of children and young people are poor, and they are not making progress.

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inadequate

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

On 30 September 2025, Ofsted carried out an assurance inspection and identified serious and widespread concerns relating to the leadership and management of the home, care Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 2 planning and the safety and protection of children. Compliance notices under regulation 12, regulation 13 and regulation 14 were raised. These were found to be met following 3 monitoring visits on the 13 November 2025, 7 January 2026 and 24 February 2026. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

14/07/2025 Full Good 19/03/2025 Full Outstanding 06/02/2024 Full Outstanding 16/08/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 4

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Summary of findings

Children’s needs and risks are not understood or responded to effectively by staff. Managers do not work with wider agencies to develop children’s care plans, risk assessments or implement strategies and practices that help to mitigate and reduce risks to children.

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Summary of findings

Staff are not supported to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Newly appointed staff do not receive an induction and staff do not receive regular supervision. Staff are not afforded the opportunity to improve their knowledge and develop their practice.

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Summary of findings

Oversight by leaders and managers is ineffective. Auditing and monitoring systems have not identified significant practice concerns.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children’s views and wishes do not inform their care, and their ideas are not responded to or used to affect change. As a result, children feel unheard and that their views and wishes are not always taken seriously by staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children are not supported effectively by staff to progress their independence skills, re- establish positive family relationships or attend outstanding health assessments. These individual needs are also not accurately reflected in children’s care plans which does not help staff to understand and meet children’s needs well.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

When children move into the home, their transitions are not well planned by managers. Information about children’s needs and risks is not consistently shared with staff or understood when considering the safety of all children at the home. There is a lack of curiosity from staff around the reasons for conflict between 2 children, which is based on the respective local geographical areas that they come from.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Staff do not provide consistent boundaries, routines or support to children. Children spoke of being 'confused' about what is expected of them and how their care will be provided. There is no record of children’s achievements, and they were not being encouraged by staff to take part in activities. There was an absence of positive rewards for children other than the option of having takeaways.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children have positive relationships with some specific staff who they would be confident to approach for support and company. All the children attend the provider’s school. Some of the children have successfully completed their exams and have plans to go to college to continue their studies. Children who have recently moved into the home are introduced to the school on a reduced timetable, allowing them time to settle and adapt. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 5

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: inadequate

Staff do not understand or respond consistently and effectively to prevent risk of harm to children or others. Leaders and managers have not captured accurate information in children’s risk assessments to guide staff. When incidents happen, lessons are not always learned to help prevent reoccurrence and help to keep children safe.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: inadequate

Staff do not take prompt action to ensure that children receive necessary medical attention and treatment. Staff failed to recognise some injuries or ailments that affect children. Children spoke about the pain and discomfort that they have experienced while they await medical support.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: inadequate

Medication procedures are not understood or adhered to by managers or staff. The management of medication is poor. In addition, Staff did not take action to get a child prescribed medication to help ease their discomfort and treat their health needs. The child expressed their frustration about this lack of response.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: inadequate

Internal communication between staff is poor and important information is not effectively shared. Delays in information sharing about disclosures, self-harm, accidents and medical needs affect staff responses and their care of children.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: inadequate

Information shared by the placing local authority is not accurately reflected in children’s care plans or risk assessments. Staff did not understand the risk and safety planning linked to a child’s contact with their family. Staff’s inconsistent practice and poor decision making caused frustration to the child and their family and placed the child in a vulnerable and potentially harmful situation.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: inadequate

Physical intervention is used as a last resort to keep children safe. Records of restraint incidents clearly detail the approaches used by staff to de-escalate the incident and their decision-making to physically intervene. Consequences are used effectively with the children and children are provided with some help to understand how their behaviour has an impact on themselves and others.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Leaders and managers have not maintained effective oversight of the home and ensured safe care for children. The provider recognises that standards have not been good enough and is currently using internal procedures to investigate practice shortfalls. Alternative management arrangements are being put in place to oversee the home in the absence of the registered manager.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Although some monitoring is undertaken by managers, this is largely ineffective and has not improved practice or effected positive change. When issues are identified, they are not addressed promptly by leaders and managers.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Staff are not well supported to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Newly appointed staff do not receive a detailed induction and staff do not receive regular supervision. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 6 Duplicated staff supervision records create an inaccurate and false impression that regular supervision is being carried out.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Leaders and managers use artificial intelligence software to record minutes from meetings. These are producing documents that record risks for children that do not exist. Artificial intelligence is creating a profile of risk that is inaccurate and potentially damaging to children. Minutes are not being checked for accuracy before they are uploaded to children’s records.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Leaders and managers have not responded to concerns raised by staff. Staff do not feel supported by leaders and managers, and their wellbeing is not considered effectively when they have been involved in incidents and sustained injuries.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Team meetings are held; however, children’s needs and progress are not always discussed, and risks to children are not reviewed. The meetings do not provide opportunities for practice reflection, learning or development. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 7

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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*The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(c)(e)(f)(h)) 2 August 2026

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*The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child; 2 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 8 help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; and

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that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iv)(v)(b))

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The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires, and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home; and

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use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(f)(h)

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 23 May 2026

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The care planning standard is that children—

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receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home. 31 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 9 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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ensure the effective induction of each child into the home;

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manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and

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plan for, and help, each child to prepare to leave the home or to move into adult care in a way that is consistent with arrangements agreed with the child’s placing authority; and

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that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(c))

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In particular, the manager must ensure that children are involved in the creation of their own plans and their views are listened to.

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Additionally, the manager must ensure that care planning reflects the known individual risks and needs of children.

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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help each child to develop resilience and skills that prepare the child to return home, to live in a new placement or to live independently as an adult; and

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice. (Regulation 6 (1) (2)(b)(ii)(iv)(vi)(ix)) 31 August 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 10 The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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achieve the health and well-being outcomes that are recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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understand the child’s health and well-being needs and the options that are available in relation to the child’s health and well-being, in a way that is appropriate to the child’s age and understanding; and

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that each child has access to such dental, medical, nursing, psychiatric and psychological advice, treatment and other services as the child may require. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(c)) 31 August 2026

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* These requirements are subject to a compliance notice.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 11

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Compass Children’s Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Compass Community Ltd, 3 Rayns Way, Syston, Leicester LE7 1PF

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Rebecca Gomersall

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Inspectors

Rachel Moore, Social Care Inspector Sarah McGow, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: SC483220 12 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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