The Green Room School, Windsor

What it's like to be a pupil at The Green Room School

Attending The Green Room School is a life changing experience for its pupils. It provides an inspirational, safe and nurturing environment in which they can thrive. Pupils feel a deep sense of belonging in this highly inclusive community. Skilled and caring staff maintain consistently positive, trusting relationships with pupils. This makes a significant contribution to pupils' personal development and wellbeing because many have struggled to engage previously with education. Most parents and carers feel that this school has been 'transformational' for their children. Expert staff maintain exceptionally high ambitions for all pupils. Every pupil benefits from a rich, broad learning experience. Staff know pupils incredibly well. This allows them to tailor support extremely effectively so that barriers to pupils' learning and wellbeing are removed. The school enriches pupils' lives through a highly aspirational curriculum. Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning. They pay close attention to their teachers and like to share their ideas. Consistently high-quality teaching equips pupils with the knowledge and skills that they need to flourish. As a result, they achieve very well from their individual starting points. Pupils are extremely well prepared for their next steps. Behaviour expectations are extremely high. Pupils feel safe and conduct themselves with maturity. They form positive relationships with one another. Pupils are helped and supported very effectively to manage and regulate their behaviour. Any concerns are addressed promptly and resolved effectively, including any worries about bullying or discrimination. Pupils' personal development is woven into every aspect of school life. They build and demonstrate confidence, resilience, independence and teamwork during their time at school. Pupils enjoy supporting others and take great pride in their roles as ambassadors for the school's values of kindness, curiosity and change. These leadership opportunities, along with eco-ambassador roles, give pupils a voice and a real sense of purpose. They demonstrate a strong social and moral understanding that will stand them in very good stead in the future.

What Ofsted says the school should do next

• Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work in all areas. They should seek continued improvement, focused firmly on the transformational impact that the provision has on all pupils who attend the school.

The Green Room School excels at transforming the lives of pupils who have experienced significant barriers to learning. Teachers are highly skilled at tailoring support to each child's individual needs while building their confidence, independence and self-esteem. The school combines rigorous academic teaching with outstanding personal development, preparing pupils exceptionally well for their future through real-world experiences and a genuinely supportive community.

Safeguarding standards are met effectively, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Cookery, yoga, chess, gardening, ukulele, art club, film club, camping festival, work experience, enterprise learning, trips with cultural visits and outdoor challenges, international travel, community projects

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