Hedingham School and Sixth Form

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Students make good progress and achieve well, particularly in English. Their attainment by the time they leave school is often above average.

Teaching is good. Teachers have good subject knowledge and use this effectively when questioning students to make sure they make good progress. Students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted very well and is clearly evident in the life of the school.

Students' behaviour is outstanding. They conduct themselves with courtesy and show generosity towards others. Students feel completely safe within the school.

The governing body, headteacher and senior team have helped ...to raise students' achievement through improved teaching. Staff morale is high. The school enjoys excellent relationships with parents, carers and the community.

The sixth form is good. Students are well taught and achieve well. Additional funding is used very well to support individual students' needs and raise their aspirations.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : There is not yet enough outstanding teaching and the proportion of students making outstanding progress is not yet high enough in some subjects. Performance information is not always used consistently by teachers to set work at the right level for all students. The marking of students' work does not consistently tell students what they need to do to move their learning on.

Information about this school

This is a larger-than-average-sized secondary school with a sixth form on site. The vast majority of students in the school come from White British backgrounds. The proportion of students who speak English as an additional language is much lower than in other schools.

The proportion of students who are known to be eligible for the pupil premium (additional funding provided by the government for groups of students including those known to be eligible for free school meals) is small. The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is well below average. The proportion of students supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average.

The school meets the governments' floor targets, which set the minimum expectations for students' attainment and progress. There are no students attending alternative provision The school converted to become an academy school in January 2013. When its predecessor school, Hedingham School and Sixth Form, was last inspected, it was judged to be satisfactory.