The Fountain Christian School

The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 1 The Fountain Christian School Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, LONDON SW1E 6BS

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Overall outcome The school is likely to meet all the independent school standards if it is registered

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report:

The purpose of this inspection was to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the proposed school’s likely compliance with the independent school standards and associated requirements that are required for registration as an independent school.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

When we carry out pre-registration inspections of proposed independent schools, we report on the provider’s likely compliance with part 8 of the independent school standards (the ISS) first. Under part 8, the proprietor is required to ensure that the school meets all of the independent school standards consistently. The standard in part 8 is intended to ensure that the quality of leadership and management at the school is sufficient for that purpose.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The headteacher and the proprietor have worked with dedication and attention to detail to ensure that all the ISS are likely to be met.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The spaces that the school proposes to occupy have been refurbished, including the stairs and the toilet facilities that are for the sole use of pupils. Learning environments have been renovated to meet the needs of the number and age range of pupils that the school proposes to educate. The headteacher and teaching staff are recruited and in post already following appropriate pre- employment checks. A designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and deputy DSL have been appointed and are suitably trained. All the required documentation, information and policies are in place and written carefully and specifically for the school that the proprietor plans to open. The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 2 The development and nurture of pupils’ wellbeing are a clear priority of leaders and the proposed school’s proprietor.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

Members of the proprietor body are committed to the proposed school and bring valuable experience and knowledge that is likely to support them in their roles. They work closely with the headteacher and hold a shared ambition to provide a small school with an ecumenical, classical Christian ethos for children in Reception and Years 1 and 2.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

Together, they have an established approach to ensuring and assuring themselves that the proposed school will continue to meet the ISS consistently if the Department for Education (DfE) decides to register the provider as an independent school. Members of the proprietor body will serve as the school’s governing body to provide oversight and challenge.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The proprietor has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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Curriculum

The proposed school’s curriculum is set out clearly in the curriculum policy. The curriculum is broad and includes all the areas required by the ISS. Alongside reading, writing and mathematics, pupils in Years 1 and 2 will study art, physical education, music, history, geography, computing, science, scripture and religion. In addition, pupils at the proposed school will follow a personal, social, health and economic education curriculum that includes detailed plans for age-appropriate relationships education. The proprietor plans to consult parents and carers and to update the relationships education policy if the DfE decides to register the provider. The relationships policy reflects guidance published in July 2025.

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Curriculum

The school proposes that children in the Reception Year will follow the early years foundation stage statutory framework from the time they join the school. The school has selected a DfE-validated systematic synthetic phonics scheme and purchased accompanying reading resources and workbooks. Curriculum plans and schemes of work set out what pupils will learn in Reception and in the proposed school’s mixed-age classes for selected subjects. This is to ensure that over a 2- year period, all pupils in Years 1 and 2 cover the full curriculum without unnecessary repetition or gaps.

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Teaching

Staff appointed have the appropriate qualifications and experience to deliver the school’s ambitious curriculum. To ensure effective teaching methods are used, The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 3 staff are receiving additional training, for example, in the school’s chosen phonics scheme.

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Assessment

The school has an assessment policy in place. It is closely linked to the school’s curriculum plans. Through a variety of teaching activities, teaching staff will check pupils’ understanding and recall of knowledge and skills. The information will be used to plan next steps in learning and will be shared regularly with parents. At the end of the Reception Year, the school plans to assess children’s learning against the early learning goals. In Year 1, the school intends to opt into the national phonics screening check and any pupils who need to will resit the check at the end of Year 2.

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Assessment

The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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pupils

Through daily acts of worship and the school’s virtues literacy curriculum, pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development will be encouraged. Curriculum plans and schemes of work reflect the school’s commitment to fundamental British values and the promotion of mutual respect and tolerance of different backgrounds, faiths and beliefs.

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pupils

The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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Safeguarding

The safeguarding policy meets requirements. Leaders are aware of the importance of keeping the policy up to date. They are refreshing it to reflect recently updated statutory guidance. The headteacher who is the DSL has established links with local safeguarding partners to support the school in identifying and managing risks and to establish a safeguarding culture. A member of the governing body with responsibility for safeguarding has already been appointed. Posters on display around the school are likely to make clear to the proposed school’s community who holds the roles of DSL, deputy DSL and safeguarding governor. Safeguarding concerns will be recorded securely in the school’s record-keeping system.

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Safeguarding

Leaders have ensured that appropriate filtering and monitoring to identify and block unsuitable internet use or content are in place. The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 4

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Behaviour and supervision of pupils

The school’s behaviour curriculum sets out the behaviour expected of pupils and how they will be taught these behaviours explicitly. Arrangements are in place for recording concerns, sanctions and rewards. Arrangements for the supervision of pupils, particularly at break and lunchtimes, are detailed and clear.

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Anti-bullying

An appropriate anti-bullying policy is in place. Leaders intend to ensure that staff receive the training and guidance they need to implement this policy.

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Health and safety, fire and first aid

There is a suitable health and safety policy and a first-aid policy. The headteacher and class teacher have received paediatric first-aid training. The school intends for all staff to be first-aid trained. The proprietor’s response to the proposed school’s statutory fire risk assessment is thorough and prompt in order to remove or reduce fire hazards and protect from risk.

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Admissions and attendance

The school’s admission and attendance registers are likely to meet the regulatory requirements. Leaders have clear expectations of pupils’ attendance. They have plans in place to identify and follow up any unexplained absence, including for example, through first-day phone calling arrangements and contact visits.

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Risk assessment

Thorough and helpful risk assessments are in place. For example, use of the staircases, lone working and risks of children being drawn into extremism are covered in appropriate detail. These are supported by a comprehensive risk assessment policy.

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Risk assessment

The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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The recruitment checks made on staff, supply staff and the proprietor

The required pre-employment checks have been completed for appointed teaching staff and for those participating in school management. During the recruitment process, leaders check applicants’ knowledge of statutory safeguarding requirements because leaders are determined to put children’s safekeeping at the heart of all they do. The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 5

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The single central record of these recruitment checks

The checks carried out on all staff, including teaching staff and the proprietor, are recorded on the school’s single central record (SCR) of pre-employment checks. The SCR is complete and up to date.

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The single central record of these recruitment checks

The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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Toilet and washing facilities, water supply

The site includes secure access arrangements, adequate classroom spaces and suitable provision for pupils’ welfare. Toilets on the ground and first floor are well presented and appropriate to pupils’ needs. They are supplied with hot and cold water for handwashing. Soap is provided, as are paper hand towels. Hot water is regulated to avoid posing a scalding risk. Drinking water is available, clearly signposted and is also available for children in Reception in labelled water jugs.

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Medical room and accommodation for pupils’ therapy needs

The school has a suitable medical room that is close to nearby toilets and includes a medical examination couch. Handwashing facilities are provided through a stand- alone, non-plumbed sink that requires daily topping up with fresh water.

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Lighting and acoustic conditions

Classrooms have suitable lighting from both natural and artificial sources. Windows have blinds to control sunlight and reduce glare. Emergency lighting is in place for safety and external lighting is outside the school. Acoustic conditions are suitable and aided by carpet flooring and soft furnishings.

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Outdoor space

The school does not have outdoor space on site for physical education and the playing of games. Therefore, the proprietor has made the necessary arrangements through off-site facilities at a local park. The proprietor has put in place a detailed risk assessment for the proposed use of the park to ensure that pupils access outdoor space each day in a safe manner. The proprietor plans to make use of the park twice daily for outdoor play and the playing of games and at other times for physical education. The school has exclusive use of a multi-use sports hall facility on site, which provides space for physical development and the delivery of some of the school’s physical education curriculum. The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 6 The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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Part 6. Provision of information

The proposed school has a website that makes available all the information required by the ISS. The school’s policies, including the proposed school’s child protection and safeguarding policy, are readily available on the website. Contact details for the proprietor and the chair of the governing body are also provided there.

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Part 6. Provision of information

The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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Part 7. Manner in which complaints are handled

The proposed school’s complaints policy sets out clearly the steps and processes that will be followed should anyone wish to raise a complaint about the school. The policy includes clear time scales, informal and formal procedures as well as provision for a hearing before a panel. A log to record any potential complaints is established.

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Part 7. Manner in which complaints are handled

The school has ensured that the ISS are likely to be met.

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The school’s accessibility plan

The school’s accessibility plan is in place. It includes, for instance, the purchase of powered stair climbers for which funding has already been allocated.

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The school’s accessibility plan

The school has ensured that the requirements are likely to be met.

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Statutory requirements of the early years foundation stage

Leaders and the proprietor have made sure that the school’s policies and procedures include provision in the early years foundation stage, including in relation to children’s safety and welfare. Planned staff-to-child ratios are appropriate. Staff are suitably qualified. The curriculum policy sets out the 7 areas of learning for children in the early years Reception class and the school’s schemes of work set out the sequence of knowledge and skills that children will learn over time. Arrangements are in place for a baseline assessment, when children join the school and for assessment at the end of the Reception Year to measure children’s level of development. Leaders and the proprietor plan to make no, or exceedingly limited, use of screens for children at the school, including in the Reception class.

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Statutory requirements of the early years foundation stage

The school has ensured that the requirements are likely to be met. The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 7

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About this inspection

Inspectors carried out this inspection under section 99 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. Inspectors checked the school’s likely compliance with the independent school standards. These are the requirements set out in the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014.

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About this inspection

Following our renewed inspection framework, all inspections are now led by His Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs) or by Ofsted Inspectors (OIs) who have previously served as HMIs.

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About this inspection

Inspectors met with the headteacher, the chair of the proprietor body and with teaching staff. They held a separate meeting with members of the proprietor body, some of whom joined via video call. Inspectors toured the school site and visited the local park that the school proposes to use for outdoor space.

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About this inspection

This was the school’s first pre-registration inspection. The inspection visit was conducted with 2-days’ notice.

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About this inspection

Inspectors confirmed the following information about the school:

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About this inspection

The school has an ecumenical, classical Christian ethos.

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About this inspection

The school intends to operate from 8.30am and to 4pm Monday to Thursday. Pupils may be dropped off from 8.10am on these days.

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The school does not intend to use any alternative provision.

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About this inspection

The proprietor body is Fellowship for Classical Learning. The Chair of the proprietor body is Kat Tait.

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About this inspection

The school intends to charge £9,980.00 annual fees.

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About this inspection

The school’s email address is info@thefountainschool.london

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Lead inspector

Madeleine Gerard His Majesty’s Inspector

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Team inspector

Eleanor Ross His Majesty’s Inspector The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 8

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body

Fellowship for Classical Learning/Chair Kat Tait Headteacher Hin-Tai Ting Type of school Other independent school Capacity 36

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authority

Age range of pupils Provider’s proposal: 4 to 7 Gender of pupils Provider’s proposal: Mixed

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per week

Provider’s proposal: 21 hours 20 minutes

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teaching staff

Number of part-time teaching staff Provider’s proposal: 0 Annual fees for day pupils £9,980.00 Email address info@thefountainschool.london The Fountain Christian School, 22 July 2026 9 providing education and skills for children and learners of all ages, and inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people

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