The latest Ofsted report for Sandown Bay Academy has now been shared with parents.
As reported last month, following a recent Ofsted inspection, the secondary school has exited Special Measures and is now rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ rather than ‘Inadequate’.
Eric Jackson, Principal said,
“The report is exactly in line with my own and the Management Board’s assessment of the Academy, we are aware that further improvements are needed before Sandown Bay Academy can be judged a good school but staff and students should be very proud of the many strengths and improvements highlighted in the report.”
Strengths of the school
Some of the highlights of the report include:
- The Principal provides excellent leadership. Because of this, the academy is now improving strongly. Students and staff have a new-found sense of confidence, and take pride in their work.
- The academy is a safe and happy environment for students. Students’ behaviour has improved significantly since the last inspection.
- Students achieve well in English by the end of Key Stage 4.
- The management board offers very good levels of challenge and support to the Principal and his senior staff.
- Students in the sixth form achieve well. They are very well supported, and encouraged to be ambitious.
- Some very useful links with other schools are being developed.
Where improvement is needed
This is a school that requires improvement. It is not good because
- Students’ progress in mathematics over Key Stages 3 and 4 is not yet rapid or secure.
- Students’ progress in key subjects in Years 8 and 9 is not yet good.
- Disadvantaged students do not achieve as well as others in mathematics and English.
- Some students do not behave well when not closely supervised.
- The way that information about the achievements of different groups of students is presented does not make it easy enough for teachers and leaders to see how each is getting on.
- Some teaching is not addressing the needs of all students, making learning interesting enough, or ensuring that students work hard enough.
- Some teachers do not use assessment well enough in lessons to gain a clear understanding of what students already know and how well they are currently learning.
- Not all teachers are contributing well enough to improving students’ literacy skills.
- Some middle leaders are not able to bring about the necessary improvements in teaching and learning in their areas without strong senior staff intervention and support.
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