Garden House School ISI Report - Flipbook - Page 5
Regulatory Compliance Inspection
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Regulatory Compliance Inspection
Preface
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is approved by the Secretary of State to inspect schools which
are, or whose heads are, in membership of the associations which form the Independent Schools Council
(ISC) and report on the extent to which they meet the Independent School Standards (‘the standards’) in the
Schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014. Inspections of schools with
early years settings not requiring registration also report whether the school complies with key provisions of
the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework. Additionally, inspections report on the school’s
accessibility plan under Schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010 and the ban on corporal punishment under
section 548 of the Education Act 1996. Inspections also comment on the progress made to meet any
compliance action points set out in the school’s most recent statutory inspection.
ISI inspections are also carried out under the arrangements of the ISC Associations for the maintenance and
improvement of the quality of their membership.
This is a FOCUSED COMPLIANCE INSPECTION which was combined with an inspection of EDUCATIONAL
QUALITY. The FOCUSED COMPLIANCE inspection reports only on the school’s compliance with the
standards. The standards represent minimum requirements and judgements are given either as met or as
not met. All schools are required to meet all the standards applicable to them. Where the minimum
requirements are not met, this is clearly indicated in the relevant section of the report and the school is
required to take the actions specified. In this focused compliance inspection, key standards have been
inspected in detail. These are the standards on safeguarding; measures to guard against bullying;
arrangements for pupils’ health and safety; arrangements to check the suitability of staff; the provision of
information; the handling of parents’ complaints; and other related aspects of leadership and management.
The remaining standards and requirements are deemed to continue to be met unless evidence to the
contrary has been found.
Links to the standards and requirements can be found here: The Education (Independent School Standards)
Regulations 2014, Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework.
© Independent Schools Inspectorate 2021
Garden House School – October 2021
