Akiva School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 July 2023

Leaders set high expectations across the school community. Pupils respond well and display a positive attitude in their learning. They are proud of their school and their achievements. Pupils strive to do their best in all activities. Pupils are happy to come to school and see themselves as part of one family. They feel safe in school because of their strong working relationships with each other and staff. Pupils know they can speak with an adult about any worries they may have. The members of the school community know and commit to their four values of kindness, respect, integrity and resilience. They show this through their daily activities. Pupils are very well behaved. They display great respect for each other and adults. Bullying is rare. If it does occur, staff deal with it immediately. Leaders know their pupils and families well. Parents and carers are committed to the school. Pupils valued their roles of responsibility. Older pupils lead a buddy system for those in younger years. They said they want to ensure pupils feel at home from the time they join the school. Older 'buddies' make and play games, listen to younger pupils read, support them at breaktimes and make them a goodbye gift.

What the school should improve

• On occasion, there is a lack of precision in the use of pupils' subject-specific language. This limits pupils' deeper understanding of new content in subjects. Leaders should make sure the curriculum is delivered more precisely so that pupils use specific terms and concepts in the intended curriculum accurately.

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