OFSTED Monitoring Visit

We are very pleased to be able to report that, following our recent OFSTED monitoring visit, the Academy was judged to have made “reasonable progress in raising standards for all students”: which is the best possible outcome for a monitoring visit of this type. The full report is available on the OFSTED website (click here to go there) but some of the key findings are as follows:

“Students’ progress is broadly in line with expectations”

“Students have welcomed the culture for learning established by the Principal”

“The Academy now tracks the progress of all students and identifies those who are falling behind”

“Teachers structure their lessons carefully and make increasing use of a variety of teaching techniques”

“Teachers increasingly refer to information about students’ previous learning and about their special educational needs to personalise their learning”

“Teachers circulate when students are engaged in independent work, checking that they are getting started and maintaining a good pace”

“The Academy has a positive climate for learning. This is due to the high expectations established by the Principal and promoted by all staff as “The Queensbury 10” code of conduct”

“During the inspection, most students conducted themselves well in lessons and around the school, behaving safely despite the temptation of the recent snowfall”

“Students agree that behaviour is better than last year”

“The Principal has made sure that he is a highly visible figure in the school. Students have been impressed by how often they see him visiting lessons or around the school at break times”

“Lessons are frequently observed to identify the best teachers and whose work requires improvement”

“The quality of teaching is improving because of the strategies introduced by the leadership team”