Ofsted

Inspectors carried out our most recent graded inspection on 27th and 28th September 2022 under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The inspectors graded our school as follows:

Overall effectiveness: Good
The quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth-form provision: Outstanding
Previous inspection grade (2017): Good

Summary of Key Findings

• Leaders have high expectations for every pupil’s behaviour and attainment.
• Lesson routines are well established.
• Pupils in Years 7 to 11 study in calm classrooms.
• Leaders are ambitious about what they want pupils to learn.
• Subject leaders identify the important knowledge that must be taught, and when.
• Across the school, teachers have good subject knowledge.
• Sixth form students develop excellent subject knowledge.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) follow the same curriculum as their peers.
• Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.
• Pupils and students are polite and helpful.
• Pupils feel safe.
• Pupils do not worry about bullying. Staff deal with bullying on the rare occasions it does occur.
• Leaders have designed a well sequenced personal development programme. Pupils are prepared well for life in modern Britain.
• Leaders provide a wealth of careers information and guidance.
• Leaders have created opportunities for pupils to join in with clubs and activities.
• Leaders make wider opportunities available.

Safeguarding 

• The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
• Leaders have established a culture of safeguarding.
• Pupils are taught about how to keep themselves safe.

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