ALP Leicester

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 September 2025

ALP Leicester is a warm, friendly school. Pupils are comfortable in their safe, nurturing surroundings. They feel happy and valued. Pupils describe their school as a fantastic, amazing place to learn. First and foremost, they put this down to the caring staff team, who understand their needs and help them to flourish. The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. It takes great care to ensure that every learning journey is just right for each pupil. Staff know pupils well. This depth of knowledge enables staff to provide highly personalised and effective support. Consequently, pupils make good progress through the curriculum from their starting points. The school's positive culture is based on its 'ARRRTT' philosophy. A key aspect of this is respect. Pupils have a clear understanding of what respect is. They know that it is something they should give but also something they should expect in return. Pupils typically behave courteously and treat each other kindly. They engage well with learning most of the time. Pupils relish the wide range of exciting enrichment experiences on offer to broaden their horizons and develop their talents and interests. These include robot workshops, rock band club and paddle boarding.

What the school should improve

• The school has thought carefully about the teaching strategies that best suit the needs of its pupils. However, some staff do not employ some of these strategies as the school expects them to. Consequently, at times, pupils are not clear on what they need to do or how they need to do it. Sometimes, staff do not identify and resolve pupils' misconceptions before moving learning on. The school must ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills that they need to implement the curriculum consistently well so that all pupils achieve as highly as they can.
• At times, the school does not ascertain the reasons for some pupils' low attendance quickly enough. It sometimes waits too long to work with families to reduce pupils' absence. This means that improvements to some pupils' attendance do not happen as rapidly as they could and too much learning is missed. The school should review its systems for securing high attendance so that recurring absence is resolved quickly.

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