A CHARITY-run school which helps children who have been or are at risk of being excluded from mainstream education has been declared good in its first Ofsted inspection.

The One in a Million alternative education provision was praised in every area in the newly-released report, which says the school helps pupils "value their education, in many cases for the first time in several years."

Based at the same site as the One In A Million free school, a former club shop next to the grounds of Bradford City, the alternative education centre opened in November 2014.

It has 17 pupils, aged 13-16, from across the district on its roll.

The charity was set up by Bradford City assistant manager Wayne Jacobs and Matt Band, a community director at the club, to help some of the most disadvantaged children and young people in the city.

Inspectors visited last month and their report notes that although many of the pupils come to the school with a poor history of education and behaviour, staff help them catch up to their peers and bad behaviour is rare.

The report states: "Governors convey a well-articulated vision for the school, based on a set of core values, which promotes pupils’ achievement and well-being. Their determination and enthusiasm is infectious.

"Staff are motivated by this and work positively with pupils. As a consequence, pupils come to value their education, in many cases for the first time in several years.

"Staff persist, from the moment a pupil enters the school, in sharing, modelling and insisting on good behaviour.

"As a consequence, there have been no exclusions since the school opened and very few serious incidences of poor behaviour.

"From very low starting points, some pupils rapidly acquire important skills in reading, writing and mathematics that help them quickly fill significant gaps in their learning. This successful learning prepares pupils well for the next stages in their studies.

"Pupils, all of whom have disrupted histories of education, establish routines for learning and behaviour quickly. Pupils grow in self-confidence."

Mr Jacobs said the eventual goal of the school was to become outstanding, and added: “One In A Million is immensely passionate about the well-being and aspirations of Bradford’s children and young people.

"We are committed to playing our part, alongside many others, to help raise the educational standards across our city.

"We hope that Ofsted’s recent judgment of good for our alternative education provision is further evidence of this determination."

An Ofsted report into the main One In A Million school, released last year, said the school "required improvement."

Ofsted had judged the school good in every category, apart from student behaviour.