Hayle Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Since the previous inspection, the senior leadership team has sharply focused on improving the quality of teaching and, as a result, achievement has risen quickly. The governing body has actively challenged the school, holding school leaders to account for the progress of different groups of learners.

There is a sense of community through which students consistently demonstrate good attitudes to their learning. They behave sensibly in and around the school buildings. Teaching is now good.

Teachers utilise good subject knowledge in order to plan suitable activities, so that students are able to acquire knowledge and skills effectively. St...udents feel safe in and around the school. There is good development of students' knowledge in protecting themselves from harm.

Students' literacy skills have been embedded across different subjects. The achievement of students is good. Middle-ability students are now achieving well alongside their peers.

Achievement is outstanding in English and art. The curriculum enables students to develop their knowledge, skills and experiences well. The extended additional activities contribute well to the students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Some marking is not consistently of a high quality. Students do not consistently respond to the feedback provided by their teachers in order to achieve even more progress. Some most-able students are not always challenged to achieve the best they can in lessons.

The monitoring of students' learning by some middle leaders is not always rigorous enough. Students are not always encouraged to take responsibility for their learning during lessons. Students' numeracy skills are not equally well developed across the curriculum.

The progress of students in modern foreign languages is slow and the attainment is not high enough.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average secondary school. The vast majority of students are of a White British heritage.

The proportion of students who are disabled and who have special educational needs is broadly average. The proportion of students eligible for the pupil premium funding is average. This is for students who are known to be eligible free school meals or in the care of the local authority.

Twenty three students are educated through alternative provision at Cornwall College in the areas of motor vehicle and animal care courses. The school meets the government's floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students' achievement and progress at the end of Year 11. The school has experienced some instability in terms of staffing, particularly in modern foreign languages.

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