Pupils Testimonials

Former & Present Pupils

Below are some of the things former and present pupils have to say about their experiences at Coln House School.

Danielle:

"Hi this is Danielle, I hope u are ok Miss Rogers? I came to Coln House for about 3 years, I was in the same form as Jack, Kelsie, and Tom I left in 2010, I think, just wanted to say thankyou to the staff that was there when I was, I never thought I'd miss school but I genuinely do I wish I could come back and do it all again! I went to a few schools and Coln House was without a doubt the best! I found this contact email off the Coln House school website, it's nice looking at pictures and videos of the school, brings back loads of good memories and makes me miss it so much, so yeah thanks for being such a great school with kind supportive down to earth staff and teachers! I want to apologize to Mr Little, Mrs Olds and Mr Shipton, if they're still there, for being an idiot, misbehaving and being rude to them so many times, if I had the chance to come back and behave different I would! Thanks!!! :)"

Rene:

"This is my home now!"

Ofsted Feb 2013

Overall effectiveness: Good with outstanding features.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

This is a good school. School leaders know their pupils very well. Teaching is typically good and there are some examples of outstanding teaching.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

All groups of pupils make good progress in all aspects of their learning. This is almost always from a very low starting point.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

Pupils have excellent attitudes to learning in class and they behave exceptionally well around the school site.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

School leaders, including members of the governing body, are ambitious for the school.Governors play a full role in raising standards at the school.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

The achievement of pupils is good. There is a secure trend of improvement over time, with more pupils gaining good GCSE passes A* to G.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

The quality of teaching is good. Lesson planning is well organised, teacher expectations of pupils are high.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

The behaviour and safety of pupils are outstanding. Exceptionally skilful behaviour management systems have been developed by school leaders.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

Pupils are very proud of their achievements. Pupils speak with warmth about their successes in physical challenges away from school.

Ofsted Inspection Report 2013

Ofsted Residential 2014

“Specialist departments such as child protection, horticulture, catering and the residential care team set extremely high standards that they adhere to and consistently seek to improve. This is also true of the behaviour management specialist team.”

Ofsted Residential Care Inspection Report February 2014

“Most residential pupils succeed in this setting following failure in other schools…..The activities programme equips residential students with life skills that they can utilise in adulthood”.

Ofsted Residential Care Inspection Report February 2014

“Residential staff are well supported in their role through termly supervision and because they are aware - “The Head of Care and senior management are passionate about their roles and demonstrate a commitment to the continual development and improvement of boarding”

Ofsted Residential Care Inspection Report February 2014

"Leadership and management of the residential provision are outstanding" The residential provision is valued highly for the overall contribution it makes to the school and for the role it plays in the personal development of each residential pupil.

Ofsted Residential Care Inspection Report February 2014

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