Clarence High School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
21
AGES
7 - 18
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Other independent special school

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted report
(22/06/2017)
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West Lane
Freshfield
Formby
Liverpool
L37 7AZ
01704872151

School Description

By the end of the inspection, the school met the statutory requirements for the publication of information on its website. The school’s vision states that ‘Clarence High School offers day placements in a therapeutic setting for girls and boys aged seven to 18 years old, with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Clarence stands for improving the chances of young people who need extra support to achieve great things.’ Clarence High School is in Formby, near Liverpool and opened in December 1984. The school is owned by Nugent (formerly Nugent Care), a charity run by trustees operating Inspection report: Clarence High School, 20–22 June 2017 Page 10 of 13 since the 1880s, which offers a diverse range of social and educational provision.is me The school caters for up to 46 pupils. At the time of the inspection there were 17 pupils on roll, Year 11 pupils having recently left. All pupils have education, health and care plans. Some pupils are in the care of local authorities. The vast majority of pupils come to Clarence High School having missed significant periods of education and with poor skills in reading, writing and mathematics. The school works with several colleges and other external training providers to arrange placements for pupils and learners in the post-16 provision. The school offers a range therapies, most of which are provided in-house. Various staff have left the school since the previous inspection, including the principal and vice-principal, assistant headteacher, pastoral worker and several teachers and teaching assistants. New staff include the principal, three teachers and three members of the support staff. A small proportion of pupils benefit from post-16 provision, all of whom are educated in the school’s nurture unit. Since the previous inspection, the school has developed a new teaching unit for key stage 2 pupils. At the time of the inspection the school and Nugent were going through structural changes, including changes to staff remits and line management. The post of chair of governors to the school was vacant. After the proprietor made a request to the Department for Education to change the age range of pupils at the school, a material change inspection took place on 24 February 2016 to check the school’s suitability. After the inspection, the school was granted permission to change the age range of pupils from 10 to 18 years to seven to 18 years.

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