Bredon Hill Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

The vision and ambition of the headteacher, senior leaders and governors are crucial elements of the school's success. Teaching is of a consistently high quality and additional support is quickly provided for any students who need it. As a result all groups, including disabled students and those who have special educational needs, achieve outstandingly well.

By the time students leave at the end of Year 8, they have made outstanding progress in English, mathematics and science. Achievement is also outstanding in geography, physical education, technology, history, religious education, modern foreign languages and music. Teachers h...ave high expectations and set challenging work so that students make rapid progress in lessons.

Just occasionally, marking does not help students to improve their work. The range of subjects and learning activities that the students experience make an outstanding contribution to their achievement. The highly committed and effective governing body holds the school to account for its work by skilfully supporting and challenging its leaders.

Subject and other leaders are making a strong contribution to sustaining high performance and driving further improvement. Students are very proud of their school and the many opportunities it gives them to succeed, both in and out of lessons. The school provides a safe, supportive environment in which students thrive.

Students behave outstandingly well and work very conscientiously in lessons. Their attitudes to learning are exemplary. The school promotes students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development exceptionally well.

This enhances the harmonious atmosphere and ethos in the school. Parents are highly positive about the work of the school.

Information about this school

Bredon Hill Middle School is a smaller-than-average middle deemed secondary school.

The very large majority of students are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of disadvantaged students supported by the pupil premium is well below average. This is additional money allocated by the government for students who are looked after by the local authority or known to be eligible for free school meals.

The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs is broadly average. The school does not use any off-site provision for any of its students. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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