About us
Sophia High was the first online school to be evaluated by Ofsted in Sept 2023 against the Online Education Accreditation Scheme standards, and is the first U.K. Online School to be accredited by the Department for Education (DfE).
Impact, Outcomes and Key Performance Indicators
We track academic, behavioural, and social-emotional data via our LMS to monitor progress and have a strong culture of attendance and engagement, achieving over 90% student attendance in all lessons across the school and high NPS Voice of Student and Voice of the Parent Annual Surveys. Students receive daily feedback and marked work from teachers and those who enrol full time with us receive weekly meetings with teachers to track progress, as well as annual progress reports. Our small class sizes (6:1 in core subjects) provides students with a personalised learning pathway and enables them to feel supported with their needs met each and every lesson.
During the induction process, students will undergo CAT4 and GL Assessments to identify their strengths and areas for improvement and will complete internal assessments throughout the year, as well as end of year Standardised Assessments. Onboarding will consist of triangulation meetings with Local Authorities and Prior Settings to ensure a smooth transition and once onboarded, weekly meetings are offered to parents/caregivers, along with full Google Workspace access for parents 24-7 including recorded lessons and materials.
For students with SEN, their progress in line with their needs will be reviewed every six weeks with parents and Local Authority providers, and those with an EHCP will be provided with target review meetings and an annual review.
How to access?
Online offering using the Google Classroom platform - can be accessed from home or in a quiet, supervised room within the school.
How we deliver
Our full time provision runs from 08.10am-16.00pm, with our live lessons running during the first half of the day, and our independent study and project based learning tasks taking place in the second half. Lesson times differ depending on Key Stage, with a break between each lesson.
Our 1:1 tuition is offered in both 30 minute and 60 minute slots throughout the school day in a range of subjects from KS2-KS4
How we report attendance
We provide schools with a weekly attendance report for each student commissioned with us using our custom built LMS. This is sent automatically at the start of each week and reports on attendance from the week before.
Our key contacts
- Day to day - Sophie Harris (Relationship Manager)
- Safeguarding - Miss Holly McKenna and Miss Helen McGilloway (DSL and DDSL)