Cambian Home Tree School, Wisbech
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Staff at the school build strong, positive relationships with pupils and create a calm, respectful environment where bullying is rare. The school maintains good supervision ratios and handles behaviour incidents with a therapeutic approach. However, these strengths are undermined by serious failings in how safeguarding concerns are handled and a lack of consistent support for pupils' complex emotional and mental health needs.
Key Strengths
- Staff maintain positive relationships with pupils and create a calm learning environment
- Anti-bullying measures are effective with very rare incidents reported
- Health and safety checks are well recorded and generally followed
- Appropriate staffing ratios ensure pupils are well supervised
- Behaviour records are detailed and physical intervention levels are low
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding policy is not consistently followed and serious concerns have not always resulted in appropriate action
- School leaders lack secure knowledge of safeguarding guidance and independent school standards
- Attendance is not recorded accurately with systemic use of incorrect codes
- Risk assessments are too generic and do not capture individual pupil risks, particularly for those who abscond
- Support for pupils' complex therapeutic and mental health needs is inconsistent
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not effective - the school has not consistently followed its policy, serious allegations have not been appropriately actioned, and the school has not applied sufficient professional curiosity to safeguarding concerns.
Cambian Home Tree School is an independent special school for pupils aged 12-18 with complex social, emotional and mental health needs. The school does not meet all independent school standards, with significant concerns identified around safeguarding practices and leadership oversight.
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
28%
Available places
7 pupils
25 capacity
18 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wisbech
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wisbech
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
7,188
Applications
6,820
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
96.3%
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