A SCHOOL for children with special educational needs is celebrating after being rated Good by Ofsted.

Grateley House School, which provides education for 1118-year-olds who have autism or other learning difficulties, was previously rated inadequate by Ofsted, with the new rating highlighting a marked improvement.

Inspected from September 27 to September 29, the school was rated Good in all areas quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and sixth-form provision.

In the Ofsted report, praise was given to the school for its improvement, with the report noting: This is a good and improving school. Many significant changes have been made since the last inspection.

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The report contained particularly high praise for the personal development of the schools students, with the report calling it a strength of the school.

The report continued: One key strength in the culture of the school is the contribution made by the pupils themselves.

Inspectors discussions with pupils revealed a strong sense of mature and reflective thinking about their school.

However, the report also highlighted areas where the school could use improvement, noting that students' wider literacy skills are not being supported as well as they could be and that some students struggle with reading.

The report also noted A new PSHE programme has been introduced. However, not all aspects of the programme are being covered as strongly as leaders intend.

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Head teacher of Grateley House School Dan Tresman said: I am very proud that Grateley House School has achieved good in all areas in both education and care in our recent aligned Ofsted inspection.

What a wonderful achievement for the whole school community. The students were superb.

Thank you to my incredible staff team who have been through a huge transformation from inadequate to good in 18 months.

Mr Tresman continued: We have a catchphrase here where we wanted to put the great back in Greately, and thats what weve done.

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