APTCOO - A Place to Call Our Own
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Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
20
AGES
5 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Other independent special school

How Does The School Perform?

Requires Improvement
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted report
(04/07/2023)
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5%
NATIONAL AVG. 13.5%
Pupils with SEN support
North Farm House
Worksop Road
Budby
Newark
NG22 9EX
01623629902

School Description

Pupils are very happy at APTCOO. They are very well cared for. They feel safe. A pupil typically commented, ‘We are a family and there is always someone to help us to become resilient and strong.’ Relationships between staff and pupils are very positive. Pupils are polite and respectful. They are proud of the school. Pupils learn to recognise when they are feeling unsettled. Staff support pupils to manage and regulate these feelings. Occasionally, pupils are unkind. They are supported to repair broken friendships. Staff have high behavioural expectations, which are met. However, leaders’ expectations of learning are not as high as they should be. Staff provide many opportunities to develop pupils’ interests and talents. Pupils enjoy gardening, horse-riding and cooking. They look after the school’s animals. They like the rabbits and guinea pigs and Rita, the school dog. Staff broaden pupils’ experiences. They provide pupils with lasting memories, including the recent coronation afternoon tea. Not all pupils study personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education and relationships and sex education (RSE). Not all receive impartial careers advice and guidance. As a result, pupils are not as well prepared for their next steps and life in modern Britain as they could be.

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