Cornwall Lodge

Registered: 2001
Registered Places: 3
DfE Education: Yes
Assessment/Therapy: Yes
Step Down Placements: Yes
Staff Ratio: 2:3

Cornwall Lodge - A 'Good' Children's Home

"Children living in the home benefit from attentive and affectionate care. They like spending time with staff, who are caring and responsive. Staff are familiar with the children’s needs and provide them with support that follows routines and boundaries. This means that children are offered a stable base and have formed bonds with trusted adults. One child said the home was ‘the best place ever’.

Staff are committed to creating a homely environment and helping children to enjoy a range of experiences and make progress. Children are encouraged to join clubs to have fun and increase their social confidence. They are helped to try out new things, and this helps them cultivate their interests and explore their talents.

Children’s attendance at school is good. Staff understand the support children need to engage in education, and two children are settled and making good progress. One child is currently experiencing difficulties in the school environment. Managers have responded by liaising closely with school professionals, and by attending regular meetings with the child to understand their individual needs and help them find strategies to move forward.

The manager is an advocate for children’s relationships with their families. Contact is facilitated virtually or in person and at a pace and level suited to each child. Managers take action to maintain relationships in complex situations and keep the child’s best interests at the centre of plans. As a result, children are developing and sustaining relationships with the people who are important to them. For example, one child is now able to spend unsupervised time with their family.

Staff support children with their health needs and liaise effectively with health professionals. Care plans reflect individual goals and how children are encouraged to make healthy living choices. Specialist referrals are made, so that children have access to the support they need. Health needs are closely monitored, and this means that any concerns are quickly responded to.

Since the last inspection, improvements have been made to the home, and it is comfortable and welcoming. Shared spaces are colourful and inviting, with space for children to play or have quiet time. Children love their bedrooms, which have been personalised to their individual preferences."

Ofsted Inspection - November 2025 - Full report available by request

Residential Care

Cornwall Lodge provides a nurturing ‘real home' environment for children that have emotional behavioural and mild learning difficulties.

We pride ourselves on providing a safe, sheltered and nurturing environment in which children can explore past trauma and emotions they may not have previously felt able to do through the help of a dedicated and supportive staff team.

The home provides care for children and young people who have emotional and behavioural issues, histories of placing themselves at risk of CSE and risk taking behaviour. Our aim is to break the cycle for these children through boundaries, nurture and high level of consistent child focussed care.

We consider ourselves to be a ‘family’ and each staff member plays a part in the family acting in the capacity of ‘professional parents’. The rules and expectations are like that of a traditional home. The Manager expects the staff team to provide the children with a consistent, caring and child centred approach to ensure the best interests of the child are met. Each child, through the care we provide, can learn how to build self-esteem, develop relationships, inside and outside of the home, and realise their worth. The cornerstone of Cornwall Lodge is to celebrate the children’s achievements no matter how small, we set achievable, measurable and realistic goals so the child can see their progression.

We cater to individual needs and embrace each child’s individuality through their choice of activities, hobbies, likes and dislikes. We provide each child the tools and skills to enable a smooth transition through each stage of their life in a realistic and practical way, through pathway planning, reward schemes and success reminders. Thus helping the children to reach their maximum potential.

For more detailed information, please download the Statement of Purpose from the link below.

Education

The home is directly affiliated to both our DfE registered, specialist SEMH schools: The Davenport Primary School and The Old Priory Secondary School.

The respective school and the home work in close partnership to ensure continuity in respect of learning support, achieving developmental goals and behaviour management.

The Davenport School (Key Stage 2: 7-11yrs) offers a differentiated curriculum in order to meet the individual learning needs of each young person. The school operates with small group settings where children are closely supported and supervised by a qualified teacher and learning support assistants.

The Old Priory School (Key Stages 3 & 4: 11 – 16yrs) offers the national curriculum allowing for GCSE study in essential subject areas, alongside alternative, differentiated curriculums, including ASDAN and City & Guilds NPTC vocational awards, both of which lead to nationally recognised qualifications.

Education Services - Detailed Information

Assessment & Therapy

Children and young people residing in our care have access to a range of assessment and therapy services including:

Psychological Assessment
Psychotherapy
Systemic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
Equine Therapy
Music Therapy
Drama Therapy
Art Therapy
Play Therapy

All therapy referrals are overseen by the organisation’s dedicated Therapy Services Manager in consultation with the allocated social worker and other key stakeholders as appropriate.

Our assessment and therapy services are an inclusive element of our residential care provision and attract no additional funding requirement.

Assessment & Therapy Services - Detailed Information

Health Support

In addition to our therapy services and panel of consultants, each of our homes have direct access to a health promotions worker and, in the event of any significant health concerns arising, oversight from a registered, dual diagnosis nurse. This ensures effective, professional guidance in respect of health profiling, together with the immediate and ongoing health needs of each individual child and young person placed in our care.

Statement of Purpose

Cornwall Lodge | Statement of Purpose
SC023739 - SOP - CL.pdf
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