Report praise for 'excellent' pupils

BEECH House School - fully compliant in all areas

IT was a good report all-round for Beech House School.

Based in Rochdale but school to a number of Oldham youngsters, the establishment was deemed to be fully compliant in all areas of the Independent Schools Inspectorate Educational Quality and Focused Compliance Inspection.

In the Educational Quality section of the inspection the quality of the pupils' personal development was considered 'excellent'. They said pupils understand how important making the right decision is to their future lives.

Students are said to be particularly self-disciplined and their behaviour is exemplary, ensuring harmony around school. Pupils take on responsibilities within the school with enthusiasm and maturity and they feel extremely well known and cared for.

They also have a strong appreciation of their own culture and that of others and show considerable sensitivity towards those less fortunate than themselves.

The quality of their academic and other achievements is good. Pupils respond with success to the well-planned initiatives to provide a challenging yet supportive environment to stimulate, maintain and develop a lively enquiring mind.

They were deemed to have excellent literacy and reading skills and express themselves orally extremely well.

Students with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) or EL achieve well because they receive appropriate teaching and encouragement to suit their needs. Pupils are determined to succeed and welcome and respond to teacher's advice. They find the best marking extremely helpful in this quest. Pupils recognise that their individual talents are recognised and they are encouraged to develop these.

In the Early Years Foundation Stage children make good and often rapid progress in their learning and development

The report says they gain excellent reading and writing skills early in their education and strong focus on reading ensures that children quickly gain a thorough knowledge of the sounds and letters and begin to transfer this knowledge to their writing.