Right Choice Independent Special School is a mixed, independent day school for pupils with complex behavioural problems. A few pupils are referred to Right Choice Independent Special School by other schools, but the vast majority are referred by their local authority. The school aims to give pupils a second chance ‘to discover and realise their potential by providing a variety of services aimed at reducing social, emotional, psychological barriers to learning and achievement’. The school opened in 2003. It is registered for 45 students aged 12 to 18 years. There are currently 43 pupils on roll, aged 12 to 18 years, almost all of whom are in the 11 to 16 age range. There are currently too few pupils of sixth form age to report separately on Inspection report: Right Choice Independent Special School, 5–7 June 2018 Page 8 of 11 their attainment and progress. The school works in partnership with a number of other projects and agencies, including Archways, Thamesmead Sports Centre, Street Vibes, Hadlow College and Ilderton. These provide vocational courses in areas such as motor vehicle maintenance, sports studies, music and animal husbandry. Many of the pupils have an education and health care plan, mainly for emotional and behavioural issues but also for other reasons such as autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and school refusal. A number of pupils attend for a short time as the result of a fixed-term exclusion from their main school or while the local authority’s Fair Access Panel decides where they should be educated. The school has no outdoor space and therefore uses a local park and sports centre for physical education and games. The school was last inspected in March 2014.