Eagle Park Independent School

Eagle Park Independent School is an independent special school for pupils with autism, all of whom have an education, health and care plan. At the time of inspection, 51 pupils were on roll. Safeguarding standards are met and leaders have created an open safeguarding culture. Pupils feel happy, safe and a sense of belonging, and attendance and behaviour are expected standard, supported by effective transition plans, positive relationships and mostly calm classrooms. Inclusion and personal development are also expected standard, with strong pastoral support, effective work with families and professionals, and a well-designed programme that builds independence, life skills, careers awareness and community participation.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed.
• Attendance expectations and procedures are well embedded, and individualised transition plans help pupils improve attendance over time.
• Behaviour expectations are typically understood; most pupils behave well, bullying is not tolerated, and classrooms are calm and well ordered.
• Inclusion is a strength: leaders understand their community, build positive relationships with families and professionals, and provide effective pastoral and academic support.
• Disadvantaged pupils and those with complex SEND receive purposeful support, including therapeutic expertise and specialist training for staff.
• Personal development and wellbeing are well designed and increasingly ambitious, developing independence, communication, life skills, careers awareness and community participation.
• The school has embedded a culture of early reading, with careful phonics identification and a focus on fluency.
• Staff feel well supported by leaders, including newer colleagues, and most feel proud to work at the school with consideration for wellbeing and workload.
• Pupils feel they belong, are happy and safe, and benefit from nurturing staff and positive relationships.
• Leaders have made astute decisions to improve provision, such as new assessment systems, specialist teaching expertise and a refined curriculum, showing capacity to improve.
• Specialist classrooms, practical resources, and creative opportunities in music, art and clubs broaden pupils’ experiences and build confidence.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, are sometimes not well prepared for the next stage of their learning.
• Some pupils do not develop and deepen their knowledge and skills as securely as they should.
• Leaders’ systems to understand pupils’ starting points and gaps in reading, writing and mathematics are at a very early stage.
• Pupils are not supported as well as they should be to make progress across all areas of the curriculum.
• The curriculum is ambitious but not taught as effectively as leaders intend, and some independent school standards in quality of education are not met.
• Many changes to the staffing team mean some teaching is not grounded in the specific subject knowledge needed to implement the curriculum with impact.
• Pupils are not learning important knowledge in a logical sequence.
• Pupils’ understanding and fluency in writing and mathematics are not checked robustly, so gaps are not routinely identified or sufficiently addressed.
• Some teaching does not support pupils to build on what they already know and can do with precision, so gaps do not close swiftly enough.
• Recent growth and staffing changes have left school leadership stretched, diluting its ability to secure improvements.
• The proprietor has not been as effective as needed in supporting the school through change, and leadership and management standards are not met.
• The proprietor has not ensured compliance with all independent school standards.
• Development priorities have not been implemented as swiftly as intended, leading to inconsistencies in curriculum and teaching quality.
• Leadership capacity at all levels needs strengthening so all leaders contribute confidently and consistently to improvement.

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What is Eagle Park Independent School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eagle Park Independent School is Needs attention, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Eagle Park Independent School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eagle Park Independent School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Eagle Park Independent School have?

Eagle Park Independent School has 50 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eagle Park Independent School cover?

Eagle Park Independent School for pupils aged 6 to 19.

Where is Eagle Park Independent School?

Eagle Park Independent School is at Eagle Park Independent School, Chiswick, London Transport Sports Ground, Chiswick, W3 8JY.