Framingham Earl High School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The school's leaders have high expectations that are shared with staff and pupils. This results in good teaching and achievement. Leaders and governors have a good knowledge of how well their school is doing, because they rigorously check the quality of teaching and students' achievement.

The governors provide a high level of challenge and support. As a result of good leadership, the school is a very happy place where all get on well with each other. Students are proud to wear their uniform and staff morale is high.

Students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted well. Behaviour is good. Students are poli...te and respect others.

Their conduct contributes to good learning. Students say they feel very safe. Parents strongly support this view.

The arrangements to keep students safe are outstanding. Students have positive attitudes to learning. They enjoy coming to school, and want to learn and work hard.

Attendance is above average and rising. Good teaching in most subjects ensure that students make good progress. Teaching and achievement are outstanding in geography, history and physical education.

Standards are above average in English and mathematics. Disadvantaged students make rapid progress in catching up with other groups of students. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough students gain the highest grades in GCSE chemistry and physics examinations.

Not all subject leaders, especially in science, are effective in securing the very best teaching for students. Students do not always receive feedback on how well they are doing with their work. Greater guidance to pupils is required from some teachers on how to improve work.

Information about this school

Framingham Earl School is smaller than the average secondary school. Nearly all students are of White British, Irish, Other White or Mixed White heritage. The proportion of students eligible for the pupil premium is well below the national average at around one in ten pupils.

The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals or looked after by the local authority. The proportion of students supported by school action is similar to the national average at around one eighth of pupils. The proportion identified at school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is above average at around a twelfth.

A small number of students are eligible for the Year 7 catch-up funding, which is for students who did not achieve the expected Level 4 in reading or mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. Almost 40 students in both Years 10 and 11 attend off-site courses at Eastern College and City College. The school meets the current government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students' attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 11.