West Yarner (part of the Totnes school) is situated on the outskirts of Dartington and houses our primary and nurture group classrooms.  The buildings and gardens enjoy a rural location where our students are able to flourish in an aspirational and nurturing environment that combines a highly personalised education programme with high levels of therapeutic support. The woods adjoining the premises house our own Forest School site.  

Totnes Prospectus

Copies of On Track policies can be found on the Totnes page.

Keeping your child safe online - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

Head Teacher

Jo Holden

01373 859803

Our School

On Track Education is an Independent Special School located on the trading estate in Westbury. The school opened in 2009 and has been rated as Good in all full Ofsted inspections.

'This is a good school' - Ofsted 2017

The students are supported in their learning by a team of qualified and experienced teachers and support staff.

Our mission is to provide students with a sense of success and positive achievement in their personal and academic lives, giving them the skills to continue to develop and make a positive contribution to society.

Health and Wellbeing

At On Track Westbury, we believe in supporting students to grow emotionally, socially and academically.  We have a number of dogs who visit the school each day and three school snakes!  We believe having fun is essential to enable a child to learn and to support this students have access to a variety of opportunities, including regular educational school trips and recreational offsite activities.

About our School

"When I'm down, there is always someone to talk to" - Year 11 student 2016

"The student leaves On Track (Year 9) as best prepared as he can be for a successful KS4 in a mainstream school" - Bristol Virtual School 2016

"I like best that On Track gives you the last chance to get back on track.  Everyone is friendly and this school has done so much for me!" - Year 11 student 2016

"The learner has benefited from being at On Track" - Swindon Secondary School 2017

Ofsted 2017:

Pupils enter the school with educational backgrounds characterised by high levels of disruption and lack of success. All have not thrived in mainstream education. As a result, pupils usually arrive with very low self-esteem and a lack of self-confidence. The school rightly places a high priority on improving pupils’ self-belief, which they do very well. Pupils spoke of how teachers’ belief that they could succeed gave them more confidence in their abilities than they had ever had in the past.

Pupils’ work in personal, social and health education shows particularly strong progress in their knowledge and understanding.

The school’s curriculum is well designed. It is based on a thorough understanding of pupils’ aptitudes, abilities and prior attainment. The curriculum allows pupils to study for a range of qualifications such as GCSEs, functional skills, entry-level certificates and unit awards.

There is a strong culture of safeguarding in the school…… the school's work to keep children safe is highly effective.

Reading is well taught, particularly for those who have ground to make up due to interruptions in their education prior to arriving in the school. Leaders have created an effective reading culture in the school.

The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is good.

Typically, pupils’ behaviour improves during the time they spend at the school. A number of pupils described how this process had taken place and hashad an impact not just in school but in their lives as a whole. They recognise that these improvements in their behaviour are a precondition to good learning and better achievement.

Pupils’ reading ages on entry to the school are usually very low compared to their chronological age. Due to the teaching and additional support that pupils receive, they typically make rapid improvements in their reading ability. This provides a crucial cornerstone for further progress across the curriculum.

Documents

• Complaints Policy.pdf
• Safeguarding Policy.pdf 
• Whistleblowing Policy.pdf
• Behaviour Management Policy.pdf
• Anti-Bullying Policy.pdf
• Code of Conduct.pdf
• Ofsted Report 2017.pdf
• Term Dates 2018-2019.pdf
• School Prospectus.pdf
• Newsletter December 2018.pdf
• Newsletter Summer 2018.pdf

Important News - Change to school hours

Please click here for more information School Hours.pdf

Copies of all On Track policies including the Complaints Procedure can be obtained on request from the school.

Keeping your child safe online - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

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