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Sycamore Short Stay School

Local authority maintained school in Dudley DY1 3QE

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  • School Reference Number: 134768
  • Address: Old Farm Estate, Dudley DY1 3QE
  • Head of Short Stay School: Mr Steve Markham
  • Telephone: 01384 818237
  • Website: sycamore.dudley.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Pupil referral unit
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 40
  • Local Education Authority: Dudley
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 5 to 15
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2010* (Result of Amalgamation)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 15/01/2019

Rating published on 26/02/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 June 2024 24 June 2024 School inspection
13 October 2020 19 November 2020 Monitoring visit
15 January 2019 27 February 2019 Full inspection Good
28 June 2018 17 July 2018 Monitoring visit
13 October 2016 23 November 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
27 February 2015 11 March 2015 Monitoring visit
11 November 2014 1 December 2014 Full inspection Requires Improvement
17 October 2011 11 November 2011 Full inspection Satisfactory
14 January 2009 24 February 2009 Full inspection Good
15 March 2006 4 April 2006 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Unique Reference Number134768
Local Authority Code332
Local Authority NameDudley
Establishment Number1104
School / College NameSycamore Short Stay School
Establishment Type Code14
Establishment typePupil referral unit
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date01-09-2010
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low5
Age range High15
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity40
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils14
Number of Boys8
Number of Girls6
Percentage Free School Meals64.30
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10016826
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetOld Farm Estate
Locality
Address3
TownDudley
County (name)West Midlands
PostcodeDY1 3QE
Websitewww.sycamore.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone01384818237
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameSteve
Headteacher/Principal last nameMarkham
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead of Short Stay School
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionDoes not provide places for Teen Mothers
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionDoes not have child care facilities
SEN facilitiesPRU Does not have Provision for SEN
Pupils with EBDPRU Does not have EBD provision
Number of places40
Full time provisionPRU offers full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersDoes not offer tuition by another provider
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE08000027
DistrictDudley
Ward CodeE05015924
WardUpper Gornal & Woodsetton
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001204
Parliamentary ConstituencyDudley
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000027
Easting392935
Northing292259
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dudley 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dudley 005B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN90209803
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002004
LSOA CodeE01009760
Free School Meals9
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN134768
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/134768
LAESTAB3321104
School nameSycamore Short Stay School
Ofsted phasePRU
Type of educationPupil Referral Unit
School open date01/09/2010
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityDudley
Parliamentary constituencyDudley
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeDY1 3QE
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils14
Statutory lowest age5
Statutory highest age15
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10322811
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection134768
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3321104
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSycamore Short Stay School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection05/06/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date23/06/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10058474
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date15/01/2019
Publication date26/02/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection134768
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3321104
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSycamore Short Stay School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10020036
Previous inspection start date13/10/2016
Previous publication date23/11/2016
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection134768
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3321104
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSycamore Short Stay School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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