Children's Support Service
Pupil referral unit · Ages 5–16 · Wickford, Essex
Children's Support Service is a pupil referral unit in Wickford, Essex for ages 5–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Alderney Gardens, Wickford, SS11 7JZ
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils have a positive experience at the Children’s Support Service.”
- “The service helps them to re-connect with education and achieve well.”
- “Pupils understand the high expectations staff have for their conduct.”
To improve
- “For a few older pupils, this takes longer.”
- “On occasion, curriculum content is not organised in such a coherent manner.”
- “Where this is the case, although teachers design interesting learning activities these do not enable the secure building of pupils’ knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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