Thomas Alleyne’s High School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher has established an unwavering focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning, and set high expectations for what the school can achieve. As a result, pupils' rates of progress have risen markedly since the last inspection. Leaders make sound judgements, draw up wide-ranging and detailed plans, and check carefully on the impact of their actions.

They collaborate very effectively with the other schools in the local area. Governors make a strong contribution to the school. They are exceptionally well informed and hold senior leaders to account.

The 16 to 19 study programmes are good and improving further. Learners ma...ke good progress in lessons and benefit from a wide range of additional activities. Teaching is good.

Teachers are very knowledgeable about their subjects and explain ideas clearly. They often use discussion well to explore and deepen pupils' understanding. Pupils typically make good or better progress.

Standards at Key Stage 4 are particularly high in the creative arts, humanities and in English. Disadvantaged pupils are making good progress and are catching up rapidly with their classmates and other pupils nationally. Pupils have overwhelmingly positive attitudes to learning.

They behave well in lessons and during social times, and take a pride in their work. They feel safe in school and are right to do so. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Some teaching is less effective, especially where teachers do not identify and challenge pupils' misconceptions or superficial understanding.

Occasionally, work is not planned well enough to provide a high level of challenge for all groups of pupils in the class. Progress in a few subjects, most notably in modern foreign languages, lags behind that in Pupils sometimes do not act on written feedback and this reduces the rate at which they improve their work. A small number of subject leaders are not having as great an impact on pupils' achievement as others.

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Information about this school

Thomas Alleyne's High School is an average-sized secondary school. Pupils join in Year 9.

The school is a member of the Uttoxeter Pyramid, the organisation which works to coordinate the education provided by the 17 first, middle and secondary schools in the area. Each school retains an independent governing body. Almost all pupils come from White British backgrounds.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is broadly average. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and receive support from the pupil premium, which is the additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free schools meals and those looked after by the local authority, is high. The headteacher took up her post in May 2014.

At Key Stage 3, one pupil currently receives full-time alternative educational provision at Burton Pupil Referral Unit. Further details of this placement are withheld in the interests of confidentiality. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for the attainment and progress of pupils by the end of Year 11.

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