Corley Centre
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
136
AGES
11 - 18
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(10/10/2017)
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100%
NATIONAL AVG. 87%
Happiness Rating

Ofsted Parent View

5.7:1
NATIONAL AVG. 16.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
33.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 27.7%
Persistent Absence
5.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 18.1%
Pupils first language
not English
52.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 27.1%
Free school meals
Church Lane
Corley
Coventry
CV7 8AZ
01676540218

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You, governors and other senior leaders are highly committed to the school. Through effective teamwork, staff at all levels create an environment that is calm and friendly. The care and welfare of pupils is central to all that you do. Parents are very happy with their children’s experiences. One parent commented, ‘Students are given so many opportunities to thrive at Corley and I cannot fault anything.’ This view was typical of feedback from parents that inspectors spoke to and those that responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire. Staff develop positive relationships with pupils. As a result, pupils develop their social communication skills and are supported to understand the world around them. One pupil said: ‘Staff here understand my autism and have the skills needed to bring us on in life.’ Mentor time each morning enables pupils to develop their social communication skills as well as their mathematics and literacy skills. During this time, staff provide effective support to prepare pupils for the day ahead. There is a strong focus on inclusion at the Corley Centre. You and the governors have recruited a team of skilled practitioners who are committed to making a real difference to pupils’ lives. As a result of your team’s growing expertise, there are key strengths within several areas of your practice. You and your team are reflective and thoughtful professionals. Self-evaluation is thorough and accurate. You are frank and clear about what you want to improve further. Governors share your openness and honesty. Governors are rightly proud of the school’s positive journey of improvement over recent years. At your last inspection you were invited to raise the proportion of good and outstanding teaching and make even better use of assessment information. A number of improvements have been made. You and your staff have worked successfully to improve pupils’ opportunities to develop their skills in collaboration, independence, research and questioning. In English, science and personal, social and health education, staff use effective open-questioning techniques. This stretches pupils’ thinking and helps them to gain a deeper understanding of their learning. As a result, pupils are engaged in their work and able to explain what they are learning and why. However, there is scope for the best teaching practice to be shared even more widely. The quality of teachers’ questioning and the overall level of challenge is not consistently high in all classes. Since the previous inspection, you have developed a robust monitoring system, which ensures that leaders and teachers understand pupils’ needs very well. The system tracks academic progress, attendance, behaviour and social skills. On a halftermly basis you carefully analyse this information and respond promptly to any trends. You and your team devise and deliver additional support to address any emerging underachievement or dips in attendance. As a result of this strong analysis and response, the vast majority of pupils make consistently strong progress. However, fewer pupils make more rapid rates of progress, particularly in key stage 3. Although some assessment information must be treated with caution due to the small size of groups and the specific needs of individuals, you rightly identify that even more can be done to accelerate pupils’ progress across the curriculum and improve their presentation of work. You have devised a range of strategies to address these areas for improvement. Strategies are showing early signs of success and must now be sustained and embedded. Pupils experience a broad range of subjects in key stage 3 that balances the need for academic and social progression. In key stage 3 and Year 10, pupils also follow an accredited personal and social education programme. This incorporates British values and provides pupils with the skills needed to make informed decisions. At key stages 4 and 5, pupils follow employability and work-skills programmes that prepare them well for the next stage of their lives. The majority of subjects studied in key stage 4 are GCSEs which meet the needs of pupils. In key stage 5, pupils’ experience is broadened with a well-developed work experience programme. This experience supports their learning in the classroom by bringing work-skills lessons to life. As a result of recent changes to the curriculum specifications and profile of pupils in the school, leaders have recognised the need to keep the subjects and qualifications on offer under review to ensure they continue to meet pupils’ needs.

Corley Centre Parent Reviews



100% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 67% Agree 33% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 58% Agree 38% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 58% Agree 33% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 8% {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>8} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 92% Agree 8% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>92, "agree"=>8, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 71% Agree 25% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 50% Agree 38% Disagree 8% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 46% Agree 46% Disagree 8% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>46, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 63% Agree 33% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 83% Agree 17% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Strongly Agree 79% Agree 21% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017
Yes 100% No 0% {"yes"=>100, "no"=>0} Figures based on 24 responses up to 20-11-2017

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