Ofsted

We are  proud of the education and care we provide for our pupils, and our Ofsted inspections help us to keep improving. You can read our most recent report and find out more about our performance by visiting the Ofsted website.

The inspection team identified the following:

Careers & Aspirations

“Pupils receive effective careers guidance, across the school, to help them make the best choices to support their next steps. For example, sixth-form students who wish to apply for prestigious apprenticeships or universities get highly useful additional support. As a result, many students are successful in achieving places.”

Happy & Safe Pupils

"Pupils enjoy attending school. Staff know pupils well. Pupils benefit from warm and positive relationships. This supports them to be confident to share how they feel and seek support when they need it. Pupils know that staff are there to help them. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe."

Character Development

"All pupils, including students in the sixth form, learn about what good character is. They do this through the school’s effective character development programme. This teaches pupils about how to make positive choices. As a result, pupils independently behave in a calm and civilised way."

Leadership for All

"Pupils enjoy a wealth of personal development opportunities. This includes activities week at the end of the school year. This brings everyone together. Every child has a meaningful opportunity to be a leader. Leadership roles include wildlife, sports, diversity and inclusion, music and the school council. There is something for everyone to be involved with."

Ambitious Curriculum

"The school has carefully thought through and planned the knowledge pupils should learn in each subject. The school has ensured that its curriculum planning is ambitious and builds the complexity of what pupils learn over time. For example, in mathematics, when pupils join the school, they revisit their understanding of number. This ensures they have the foundations needed to study algebra. By sixth form, students have the skills to understand more complex mathematical concepts."

Strength in Reading

"Reading is a real strength of the school. Those pupils at the earlier stages of reading get precisely targeted support to help them catch up. All pupils are encouraged to read widely. Teachers carefully consider how the texts they use further develop pupils’ comprehension. As a result, pupils become confident and fluent readers."

Positive Behaviour Culture

"The school has ensured pupils’ behaviour is managed successfully through a culture of warm and positive relationships. Staff support pupils to manage their emotions successfully. Pupils are typically focused and engaged in lessons. Behaviour around the school site is respectful."

Please find below a copy of our latest report Ofsted report