Bere Clinic School

Bere Clinic School is an independent school for pupils aged 11 to 18 who are receiving Tier 4 hospital treatment at Bere Clinic, a specialist eating disorder service. Pupils usually attend for short periods, often arriving in crisis and with significant previous gaps in education, and they remain dual-registered with their home schools. Inspectors found an exceptionally strong, highly personalised provision: inclusion and personal development and wellbeing are exceptional, while achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, and leadership and governance are all strong. Safeguarding standards are met and all independent school standards are met. The school's main strengths are its deep understanding of pupils' complex needs, meticulous assessment and tailoring of education, and the way staff rebuild pupils' confidence, resilience and ambition. Pupils make impressive progress from low starting points, attendance improves rapidly, and behaviour is positive. Pastoral support and transition planning are notably strong, and parents, staff and the proprietor body are highly positive about leadership. There are no significant concerns in the report. The only next step is for leaders to continue refining and embedding their already highly impressive practice so that their transformational impact on pupils is sustained.

Strengths

• Exceptionally precise understanding of pupils' complex needs and continual adaptation of provision.
• Unswerving ambition for pupils and meticulous mapping of education to gaps and interests.
• Exceptional inclusive practice woven around pupils' medical, clinical and wellbeing needs.
• Strong personal development curriculum covering healthy relationships and keeping safe.
• Expert support to rebuild pupils' self-esteem, resilience and future ambitions.
• Bespoke careers guidance and independence programmes such as the passports and enterprise passport.
• Exceptional pastoral support and carefully phased transition planning back to home schools or next destinations.
• Pupils achieve well and complete qualifications despite often short placements and previous time out of education.
• Rapidly improving attendance through persistent, personalised support alongside clinical commitments.
• High expectations of conduct, with pupils behaving well and treating staff and peers with respect.
• Highly tailored curriculum and precise teaching that fills foundational gaps and mirrors home-school curricula.
• Strong, ambitious leadership and governance, with effective proprietor support and challenge.
• Positive staff culture and well-received parental engagement.
• Safeguarding standards met and all independent school standards met.

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What is Bere Clinic School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bere Clinic School is Strong standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Bere Clinic School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bere Clinic School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Bere Clinic School have?

Bere Clinic School has 10 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bere Clinic School cover?

Bere Clinic School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Bere Clinic School?

Bere Clinic School is at Hemlock Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8QT.