Inspections and External Appraisal
External Appraisal
Click the links below to see relevant inspection details:
- External Appraisal 2009 - Ofsted
- External Appraisal 2008 - Ofsted
- External Appraisal 2007 - Ofsted
- External Appraisal 2004
External Appraisal November 2009
In November 2009 the College was inspected by Ofsted under the Care Standards Act 2000.
This key announced inspection assessed the college's performance against all the key national minimum standards (NMS) relevant to the national ‘Every Child Matters’ outcomes. The overall judgement was:
'The college continues to provide its resident students, who are aged under 18, with exceptionally high standards of accommodation and welfare support. Moreover, it has abundant capacity to maintain this'. 'The overall quality rating is outstanding'.
Detailed judgments were as follows:
| Quality in outcome area 1: Helping children to be healthy | The provision is outstanding. |
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| Quality in outcome area 2: Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe | The provision is outstanding. |
| Quality in outcome area 3: Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do | The provision is outstanding. |
| Quality in outcome area 4: Helping children make a positive contribution | The provision is outstanding. |
| Quality in outcome area 5: Achieving economic wellbeing | The provision is outstanding. |
| Organisation | The organisation is outstanding. |
External Appraisal May 2008
During the second week in May the College received a visit by officials from Ofsted. The outcome of that inspection was extremely positive with the judgment being that the overall "effectiveness of provision is outstanding" and that the College provides "outstanding value for money".
The inspectors’ key judgments were as follows:
| Effectiveness of provision: | Outstanding: grade 1 |
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| Capacity to improve: | Outstanding: grade 1 |
| Achievement and standards: | Outstanding: grade 1 |
| Quality of provision: | Outstanding: grade 1 |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding: grade 1 |
| Equality of opportunity | Outstanding: contributory grade 1 |
Inspectors reported that the College’s key strengths are:
- Very high long course success rates at level 1
- High long course success rates at levels 2 and 3
- Very high success rates in key skills
- Outstanding practical teaching
- Wide ranging and highly inclusive provision
- Highly responsive and effective partnerships with employers and schools
- Outstanding guidance and support
- Inspirational leadership and very clear strategic direction
- Excellent governance
- Rigorous and very effective actions to improve equality of opportunity
- Very good performance management involving very effective target setting and monitoring
- Excellent resources to support learning
- Outstanding financial management
Inspectors suggested that the College should address:
- Success rates in work-based learning
- The variable quality of target setting to help learners improve
- The insufficient analysis of some aspects of learner performance
External Appraisal January 2007
In January 2007 the College was inspected, for the second time, by the Commission for Social Care. This organisation is charged with ensuring that residential care standards for 16-18 year old students are appropriate.
The College was inspected against the 5 key standards outlined in ‘Every Child Matters’, which formed the basis of the Children Act 2004.
| Quality in outcome area 1 'Being Healthy': | Excellent |
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| Quality in outcome area 2 'Staying Safe': | Excellent |
| Quality in outcome area 3 'Enjoying & Achieving': | Excellent |
| Quality in outcome area 4 'Making a Positive Contribution': | Excellent |
| Quality in outcome area 5 'Achieving Economic Wellbeing': | Excellent |
Commission for Social Care Inspection website
External Appraisal January 2004
In January 2004 the College was inspected, for the first time, by the Commission for Social Care. This organisation is charged with ensuring that residential care standards for 16-18 year old students are appropriate.
Residential Care Standards
- Comply fully with all 47 standards
- Exceed requirments of 10 standards
- No recomendations for action
The outcome of the inspection was wholly satisfactory, with the inspectorate very unusually making no recommendations for improvement, and confirming full compliance with all 47 standards. In addition they commended the College for exceeding the requirements of 10 of the published standards.
Ofsted and Adult Learning Inspectorates
During the third week in March the College received a visit by officials from the Ofsted and Adult Learning Inspectorates. The outcome of that inspection was extremely positive.
Good Provision (Grade 2)
- Animal Welfare and Veterinary Health
- Building and Construction Services
- Furniture and Creative Studies
- Horticulture, Floristy and Arboriculture
- Sports Studies
- Equestrian Studies
We were delighted that all eight areas of the College’s curriculum were graded as good or better, with the agriculture and rural skills subject areas being judged as outstanding.
Outstanding Provision (Grade 1)
- Agriculture and Countryside
- Rural Skills
This is the best grade profile that has been awarded to a landbased college during the current round of inspections – and it is particularly rewarding that no landbased College has to date been awarded a higher grade in any of the subjects inspected. Furthermore Moulton’s is the only provision in the country, in both agriculture and rural skills to have been graded as outstanding.
Learning and Skills Council
Financial Health
- Category 'A' Status
The diligence with which the College manages its finances has been reflected in the LSC’s confirmation that the College has category ‘A’ financial status.
Performance Review
- Participation and Recruitment - Excellent
- Learner Experience and Performance - Excellent
- Management - Excellent
The Local LSC assesses the College’s performance under three categories:- recruitment, student performance, and management. We are delighted that the College has now been judged to be excellent in all three categories.
Data Accuracy and Timeliness
- Pathfinder Status
Add to this the college’s inclusion within the list of pathfinder Colleges that will receive a light touch audit in future years, as a recognition of our track record in providing accurate and timely student number and achievement data – and Moulton’s staff and students can be justly proud of their achievements.
(ELITE) English Landbased Institute of Training and Education
Moulton’s growing importance as a regional and national provider was reinforced last autumn, when Moulton was invited to become the fifth member of the ELITE (English Landbased Institute of Training and Education) consortium, in recognition of the volume, and high quality of education and training now delivered by the College. Membership of this organisation is already providing staff with an opportunity to exchange best practice, and to engage in collaborative developments with colleagues from other parts of the country.
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