Essex Fresh Start
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
31
AGES
7 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Other independent special school

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted report
(17/01/2019)
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1 Wellesley Road
Clacton
CO15 3PP
01255225204

School Description

Essex Fresh Start is a small independent day school in Essex that opened in 2007. It provides therapeutic education for up to 130 girls and boys aged 7 to 19 years who have not previously thrived in traditional schooling. It operates on two main sites in Witham and Clacton-on-Sea. Two smaller settings known as the Create Essex Therapeutic Hubs in Inspection report: Essex Fresh Start, 15–17 January 2019 Page 10 of 13 Wickford and Jaywick are no longer used to educate pupils. Some pupils access therapy provided by the school on site. The school was last inspected in June 2017, when the overall quality of provision was judged as requires improvement. Not all of the independent school standards were met. The school is one of a group of schools owned by the TCES Group. The TCES Group has a board of directors who act as a traditional board of governors. The proprietor, the director of clinical services, the director of operations for TCES and the external educational consultant provide the governance of the school. The proprietor intends to expand the governing body with other members that can offer a high standard of relevant expertise. The school aims to provide a personalised curriculum based on pupils’ needs that reengages them in learning and prepares them for their future adult lives in society. The school promotes a ‘code’ based on British and community values that instil an ethic of hard work and the mutual respect and tolerance of others. All pupils have an EHC plan. All pupils have identified SEMH and/or ASD needs. Most have additional learning needs. Most pupils have experienced long periods of absence from education before joining the school. Some pupils are looked after by their respective local authorities. The school uses additional provision at CTP Training Academy in Witham, Rallysport Automotive and Butterfly Lodge in Colchester and Circles Farm for vocational placements.

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