Blue Mountain Education, Cossall
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Blue Mountain Education demonstrates strong commitment to health and safety with well-developed policies and high staff-to-pupil ratios ensuring close supervision. The school provides thoughtful facilities including a sensory room for emotional regulation and has robust recruitment procedures to ensure staff suitability. Staff receive specific training on safeguarding vulnerable pupils with SEND.
Key Strengths
- Well-considered health and safety and risk assessment policies in place with regular staff review and adaptation
- High staff-to-pupil ratio allows close supervision throughout the school day
- Suitable premises with appropriate outdoor spaces, sensory room, and medical facilities at new sites
- Robust recruitment and vetting procedures with electronic single central record meeting all requirements
- Staff receive safeguarding training including specific knowledge about vulnerable pupils with SEND
Areas for Improvement
- Only one designated safeguarding lead (DSL) with no deputies - insufficient for overseeing safeguarding across multiple sites
- Proprietor has not fully considered how safeguarding systems will meet needs at each site
- Not enough staff trained to manage safeguarding responsibilities across expanded provision
- Leadership has not adequately planned how pupils' well-being will be supported at new sites
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are not effective for the proposed expansion - the school lacks sufficient trained staff and deputy DSLs to maintain oversight of safeguarding duties across multiple sites, potentially putting pupils at risk.
Blue Mountain Education is an independent special school for pupils aged 8-18 with social emotional and behaviour needs, autism, and ADHD. The inspection found the school is unlikely to meet independent school standards if its proposed expansion to two additional sites is approved.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
60%
Available places
9 pupils
15 capacity
6 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Cossall
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cossall
Admissions Demand - Nottinghamshire
Places available
9,687
Applications
9,316
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
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SEN Provision
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Feeder Primary Schools
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Blue Mountain Education
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