Anderida Learning Centre

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 February 2024

The school is ambitious for its pupils, with a clear and unrelenting focus on making sure that pupils are as fully prepared as possible for the next stage of their education and employment. Pupils want to do well, rediscovering an interest in learning. They gradually grow in confidence and self-esteem, develop plans and aspirations for the future, and achieve success. All pupils acquire valuable qualifications by the time they leave the school, including GCSEs and A levels where appropriate. Most move on to college placements, apprenticeships or employment when they leave the school. Leaders are rightly proud of the school's strongly inclusive culture. Pupils get on well together and behave well most of the time. Warm and good-humoured relationships with staff help pupils to feel valued, comfortable and relaxed in school. They make friends and chat sociably during breaktimes and lunchtimes. Staff respond calmly, sensitively and consistently when pupils become angry, agitated or upset, so that pupils feel secure. Pupils make a positive and valued contribution to the school, as illustrated, for instance, during the recent construction of a terraced area on the farm. They enjoy helping staff to look after the farm animals and do so with care and kindness.

What the school should improve

• The vocational curriculum is less well developed than the academic curriculum. As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they could in these subjects. Leaders should continue with work to develop these aspects of the curriculum.
• The careers programme is not as fully developed as it could be. This means that pupils are not as well informed about future education and employment options as they could be. Leaders should implement existing plans to develop the careers programme.

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