Allerton Grange School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 29 April 2025

There is a tangible sense of community and a celebration of diversity at Allerton Grange School. Teachers and pupils have strong relationships and show great respect for each other. 'This is really welcoming and diverse school' are the words of one pupil, representative of many. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. They are attentive in lessons and move around the school site quietly and sensibly. Pupils are polite and well mannered. They are happy and have positive attitudes to learning. They enjoy explaining what they have learned to visitors. Pupils feel safe and have trusted adults. Sixth-form students act as strong role models to younger pupils. The school sets the highest expectations and ambitions for pupils. Pupils respond to this positively. They achieve well in published examinations and assessments. The school is continuing to refine and further improve the curriculum. The school ensures pupils develop their creativity effectively through a timetabled enrichment programme. For example, pupils benefit from excellent opportunities in contemporary dance, camping, philosophy and clay exploration. Useful leadership initiatives help develop pupils' sense of responsibility. For example, pupil leaders organise events diligently that benefit others, such as an Easter egg hunt to raise money for a local hospice. Pupils develop awareness of diversity prudently through assemblies led by sixth- form students on themes such as black history month.

What the school should improve

• Quality assurance processes are not consistently used by curriculum leaders to make precise refinements that lead to improvements in the curriculum and outcomes. This delays how quickly further improvements are made. The school should ensure that curriculum leaders develop confidence in using quality assurance information to shape suitable improvement strategies and further improve curriculum design, implementation and outcomes.
• Pupils have limited knowledge and understanding of some aspects of fundamental British values, such as the meaning of democracy and liberty. This limits their understanding of life in modern Britain. The school should ensure that pupils have more opportunities to develop a thorough understanding of British values and their importance.

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