Ryecroft CofE Middle School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Following a decline in performance, the governing body acted decisively to take the action required to improve the school. They continue to provide effective support and challenge.

The recently appointed headteacher has demonstrated unstinting commitment to school improvement and has been supported in doing so by an able senior leadership team. The local authority has successfully managed a period of change at the school and continues to successfully support the headteacher and other leaders. School leaders carefully monitor the quality of teaching, learning and assessment across the curriculum.

They provide effective support for teachers... to help drive further improvements. Assessment is well planned across the school. Teachers have a well-developed understanding of how well pupils are achieving.

Outcomes for pupils in both key stages are improving securely. Teaching over time is highly effective in the core curriculum of English, mathematics and science. Pupils enjoy school, behave well in lessons and get on well with each other.

They are keen to learn and therefore contribute strongly in lessons. The curriculum does not successfully support the careers education of pupils in Years 7 and 8. Pupils are not fully prepared for life in modern Britain, as they don't have a well-rounded understanding of the nature of our multicultural society.

Pupils' learning and progress are less secure in some foundation subjects. Teaching is not routinely adapted to suit the specific learning needs of different groups of pupils.

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The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

The school meets the Department for Education's definition of a coasting school based on key stage 2 academic performance results in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The headteacher has been in post since September 2016. She was initially supported by an executive headteacher until April 2017.

The school moved to an attractive new purpose-built campus in September 2016. Almost all pupils are from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is below average.

The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is below average. The school does not use any alternative provision for its pupils. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics for pupils by the end of Year 6.

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