Children's Home run by Pure Grace Homes Limited in Bexley

Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 1 Registered provider: Pure Grace Homes Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home provides care for up to four children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home registered with Ofsted in November 2021. The manager registered with Ofsted in February 2026 and is suitably qualified.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, three children were living at the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

10/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 15/04/2024 Full Good 27/06/2023 Full Good 26/10/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 3

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Summary of findings

Since the last inspection, leaders and managers have created greater stability, accountability and consistency across the home. Improved systems and stronger management oversight enable staff to provide safer and more responsive care. As a result, children experience trusted relationships, improved access to education and health support, and greater opportunities to develop their independence.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have positive and trusting relationships with staff. The staff team is stable and they know the children well. This gives children consistency and helps them to feel safe.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Each child has an adult in the home they can go to when they are worried, upset or need help. Staff listen to children and take time to understand what is important to them. When children are unhappy or unsettled in the home, leaders and managers work with the local authority to understand what is happening for children to ensure that actions are taken to support them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children feel able to say when they disagree with a decision. Staff listen to their views and explain why decisions have been made. When a decision cannot be changed, staff help children understand the reasons for this. This helps children feel listened to.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff have worked hard to help children take part in education. This is a strength of the home. One child has not taken part in education for a long time. Staff have worked with the child and education professionals to find an education programme that meets their needs. The child now attends an education project and is working towards gaining a qualification and learning important key skills. The child said they are happy to be attending education and asked to increase their attendance.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children are supported to become more independent. Staff use individual plans to help children learn everyday skills. Children are supported to do things such as their laundry, cleaning their bedrooms and preparing food. Staff work alongside children and help when needed rather than doing everything for them. This gives children the chance to practise skills, become more confident and take more responsibility for themselves.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support children to maintain relationships with their families and friends. Families and friends are encouraged to visit the home and join children for celebrations and special occasions. Staff help children maintain these relationships safely. This helps children keep important people in their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Leaders and managers speak up for children when they need additional support. They challenge other professionals when children are not receiving the help they need and continue to follow up on concerns. This has helped children receive specialist medical Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 4 support, including children who have previously found it difficult to attend medical appointments. Local authority team managers said that advocacy for children is a strength within the home.

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

Staff understand the risks that affect each child. Important information about children’s risks and any changes in their circumstances is shared between staff. This means staff know what they need to be aware of and how to keep children safe. Information is updated when things change so that staff can respond in a consistent way.

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

Staff follow the home’s procedures when a child goes missing from the home. They work to find the child and support their safe return home. The local authority said that staff go above and beyond to keep children safe. For example, when staff know where a child is, they collect them and make sure they return safely to the home.

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

Since the last inspection, staff have been consistent and implemented boundaries. This has supported children to understand what is expected of them and has meant that the number of incidents in the home have significantly reduced. Staff have completed physical intervention training and refresher training. They have also completed therapeutic training, which staff say helped them to understand how to respond to children calmly and safely when they are upset or struggling.

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

Leaders and managers keep a clear overview of what is happening in the home. The registered manager uses chronologies and management records to track important events and identify patterns in children’s behaviours. Management records are clear and reflective. The registered manager and staff say this helps them think about what has happened, what worked well and what could be done differently.

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

Safeguarding is regularly discussed in team meetings and supervision. Staff understand the home’s safeguarding procedures and know what to do if they are worried about a child. There has been one allegation since the last inspection, the registered manager has dealt with this appropriately and followed the required procedures.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have high expectations for children. They want children to make good progress, attend education, and receive the right support. They know the children well and understand their individual strengths, needs and where they need additional support.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The staff team has remained stable and has managed changes in leadership well. This has helped provide children with consistency. Staff receive regular supervision, where they can talk about their work, discuss children’s needs and think about how they can improve their practice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 5 Leaders complete regular checks of staff practice in the home. These checks help see what is working well and identify anything that needs to improve. Staff say that the registered manager is supportive and approachable. Staff are encouraged to complete training and work towards relevant qualifications. The registered manager recognises where individual staff or the wider team need to develop and uses this information to help plan further learning and support. Staff report that their confidence has increased because of the support and guidance they receive.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The registered manager uses child-focused language when speaking about children and role-models this approach consistently to the staff team. This is reinforced through supervision, team discussions, and everyday practice. This has supported a culture where children are spoken about positively and their needs remain at the centre of the work. Leaders and staff speak about children with warmth and pride.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have made significant progress to the refurbishment of the home. Leaders and managers responded positively to the feedback from the last inspection and has meant that the home is a homely clean environment that is maintained regularly. Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 6

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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: 2612013 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Pure Grace Homes Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 61 Bridge Street, Kington, London HR5 3DJ

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Mekhi Johnson-Marshall

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Inspector

Jo Tarbie, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2612013 8 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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