Crawshaw Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, chief executive officer and governors are highly ambitious for the school. They have created an ethos of care and high expectations across the school. Leaders know their school well.

Pupils make good progress across a range of subjects. Differences between the progress of disadvantaged pupils and their peers are reducing. Leaders place a high priority on pupils' academic success.

They ensure that pupils are well prepared for their next steps in education, employment or training. Despite the overall quality of teaching being strong, there are some inconsistencies. Leaders are addressing areas where variability between subj...ects exists.

Middle leaders support the work of senior leaders well. They have the ability to improve the quality of teaching and pupils' outcomes further. Teachers are supported effectively by their subject leaders and demonstrate good subject knowledge.

Pupils are courteous and friendly. The very large majority of pupils enjoy their learning. This is supported by positive relationships between pupils and staff.

Teachers' planning is effective because it takes account of pupils' needs and starting points. Tasks and learning opportunities engage pupils and help them to embed prior knowledge alongside learning new skills. Pupils' attendance has improved.

Most pupils attend regularly. However, a higher proportion of disadvantaged pupils are regularly absent from school. Students in the sixth form have high aspirations.

They benefit from good careers guidance and programmes that enhance their personal development. In those subjects where the school has total teaching responsibility, students' progress is broadly in line with that seen nationally.

Information about this school

Crawshaw Academy converted to become an academy in 2012.

In 2017, it joined the Red Kite Learning Trust. School leaders account for school performance to a board of trustees. There is a local governing body with specific, devolved responsibilities.

Crawshaw Academy is smaller than the average-sized secondary school. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above the national average. The proportion of pupils with an education, health and care plan is below the national average.

The school uses alternative provision at Oasis, West 11, West 14, Pupil Tuition Team, Southway and Hunslet Club. Post-16 teaching is delivered as part of a collaboration of three schools. Crawshaw Academy works with Co-op Academy Priesthorpe and Pudsey Grangefield School.