A WIDNES school has been rated outstanding in every area according to a glowing Ofsted report.

Situated on Moorfield Road, Brookfields School has been described as an ‘inspiring environment’ for its pupils which is based on foundations of ‘exceptional leadership’.

The special school, which caters to pupils with SEND aged between four to 11 years, was inspected on September 24 and 25.

Inspectors began the incredibly positive report by saying: “Brookfields School is an inspiring environment, in which pupils flourish.

“Pupils are proud to be a part of this school. Staff place the pupils’ educational, personal, social and emotional development at the core of all that they do.

“They create a calm atmosphere, where pupils are happy and secure.”

Along with praise to the staff, the inspector also highlighted how pupils’ behaviour is ‘commendable’ and described how each student ‘perseveres with tasks extremely well’.

Referring to the children’s educational needs, the report continued: “Staff are expertly trained to support pupils to overcome any barriers which they may face. Across curriculum subjects, pupils’ achievement from their individual starting points is impressive.

“This is because staff are exceptionally ambitious for all pupils.”

Success of the school partially is down to its ‘exceptional leadership’ according to inspectors, with leaders on a ‘relentless pursuit to continue to make further improvements to pupils’ education’.

It said: “Together with the trust, the school has developed a highly successful staff team, who are focused on meeting the specific needs of all pupils.

“Staff feel that the school responds very well to their workload and well-being. They particularly appreciate the professional development that they receive. This supports them to deliver the curriculum effectively.”

Brookfields is said to have an ‘effective process’ in identifying pupils that may have any additional SEND needs and ‘carefully consider’ EHC plans provided to individual pupils.

And an importance is placed on developing student’s oral communication and reading skills.

“Children listen attentively and respond to a variety of rhymes, poems and songs. This supports their early language development. The school identifies correctly when pupils are ready to access the ambitious phonics curriculum.”

Lastly, the relationship between the staff and pupils was observed by inspectors to be ‘exceptional’.

And the school works with the families of the children to help maintain good attendance and support the pupils ‘through a range of strategies’.

To read the full report visit reports.ofsted.gov.uk/