ISP School, South Battle & Telham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
ISP School excels at welcoming pupils who have had negative experiences of education and helping them re-engage with learning through clear routines, expert pastoral support and high staff consistency. The school's strongest quality is its exceptional focus on personal development - pupils genuinely feel known and valued as individuals, which builds their confidence and prepares them extremely well for life beyond school. Staff create a calm, respectful environment where pupils from the age of 7 to 18 can concentrate on learning and develop into caring, compassionate citizens.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and personal development - pupils learn to build kind, empathetic friendships and develop resilience and confidence
- Ambitious, broad curriculum taught by staff with secure subject knowledge, particularly strong mathematics programme
- Expertly curated individualised transition processes that help pupils quickly become part of the school
- Calm, positive learning environment with highly consistent behaviour management approaches
- Extensive enrichment activities including cooking, drama and individual interest development that prepare pupils well for modern Britain
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills need improvement across the whole curriculum - pupils do not write with enough depth, accuracy and technical detail
- Teachers' expectations for high-quality writing are not consistent throughout the school
- Despite re-engaging pupils' interest in reading, more support is needed for pupils with severe literacy difficulties
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders putting pupils' interests first and creating an open, positive culture around safeguarding.
Extracurricular Activities
cooking, drama performances, developing individual interests such as singing, community meetings
ISP School is a special school for pupils aged 7-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The school provides a welcoming, positive environment where pupils who have experienced significant educational disruption are helped to re-engage with learning and achieve well.
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
88%
Available places
53 pupils
60 capacity
7 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - South Battle & Telham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for South Battle & Telham
Admissions Demand - East Sussex
Places available
5,548
Applications
4,976
Got 1st preference
86.1%
Got preferred school
96.5%
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