Jewell Academy Bournemouth

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. While pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics remains slightly below average at the end of Key Stage 1, it is improving at a very fast rate. All groups of pupils make exceptionally rapid progress from their starting points in reading, writing and mathematics.

Teaching is outstanding. Teachers and teaching assistants ensure that pupils learn very well and make excellent progress. The academy's early years foundation stage provision is excellent.

Children learn extremely well as a result of highly effective teaching and very good use of the indoor and outdoor classrooms. The academy promotes consistently excellent at...titudes to learning. Pupils concentrate intensely on their learning.

Pupils behave respectfully towards one another. Their behaviour is outstanding. Arrangements to keep pupils safe are very thorough and highly effective.

The academy supports individual pupils successfully. The curriculum is carefully designed and meets pupils' needs extremely well. Pupils learn to treat people from different faiths and cultures with much respect.

The headteacher, known as the principal, senior leaders and governors have swiftly established excellent provision. Their high expectations ensure that teaching is consistently outstanding and that pupils make extremely fast progress.

Information about this school

The academy is a below-average-sized primary school.

Jewell Academy Bournemouth opened as a brand new academy on 1 September 2013 and is sponsored by the Aspirations Academy Trust. The academy opened with classes available for Reception and Year 1 pupils. It currently caters for pupils from Reception to Year 2.

It will also cater for Year 3 pupils from September 2015. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium (additional government funding for children known to be eligible for free school meals or in the care of the local authority) is much higher than the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is about the same as in most other schools.

A large majority of pupils are of White British heritage. Early years foundation stage children are taught in two full-time Reception classes. The English subject leader joined the academy in September 2014.

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