Mossbrook School, Sheffield

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy attending this inclusive and welcoming school. Relationships between pupils and staff are caring and strong. Staff know pupils very well. Pupils say they feel safe and trust adults to support them if they have any concerns.

Parents and carers appreciate the expert help staff give to their children. One parent reflected the views of others when they stated: 'Mossbrook is an understanding and caring school, that supports and advocates for all its children so that they flourish there'. Pupils make timely progress toward their personal goals. Most pupils achieve well in relation to their learning targets.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The different curriculum 'pathways' meet pupils' complex needs well. Staff have thought carefully about the important knowledge and skills that they want pupils to learn and when. In the 'adventurers' pathway, pupils learn a broad curriculum. They build their knowledge and skills well over time. However, in some subjects in this pathway, the curriculum does not enable all pupils to achieve to the best of their ability.

Across all three pathways, staff plan lessons that consider pupils' additional needs. Pupils mostly enjoy well-structured lessons. In some lessons, however, the chosen activities do not always closely match what pupils need to learn. This can lead to pupils completing work that does not allow them to focus on the most important aspects of what they are learning. Some pupils complete work that is too easy.

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