Archbishop Temple Church of England High School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 January 2025

Pupils are proud to attend this school. They typically live up to the school's values of respecting others and serving the community. For example, they relish opportunities to fundraise for charity or to help each other. Pupils are happy and feel safe. Pupils benefit from the revised behaviour management systems. They have clarity on the high standards of behaviour that are expected of them. Most pupils respond well to these expectations. This creates a calm and orderly learning environment. The school has high expectations of pupils' achievement. The ambitious curriculum helps most pupils to achieve well. The work pupils produce in some subjects is of high quality. This reflects the positive commitment that most pupils have to their learning. In recent times, the school has developed and implemented a strong programme to promote pupils' wider development. Pupils enjoy pursuing their interests and nurturing their talents through a vast array of clubs, such as robotics, choir, dance, chess and badminton. Some pupils benefit from international trips that expand their knowledge of the wider world. For instance, some pupils visited New York to learn about business. Others valued their visit to Iceland to deepen their geographical knowledge. Such opportunities prepare pupils well for life beyond school.

What the school should improve

• Some staff do not check pupils' understanding effectively. Consequently, gaps in some pupils' knowledge are not remedied well enough. This means that some pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, do not build on their learning as well as they could. The school should ensure that teachers routinely check that pupils' learning is secure before moving on to new concepts so that pupils can build on what they know and can do.
• Some teachers do not use effective strategies to adapt their teaching for pupils with SEND. This limits how well some pupils with SEND achieve. The school should ensure that teachers are equipped to design effective learning activities so that pupils with SEND can access the full curriculum.
• Some staff do not apply the behaviour management systems consistently well. This means that a small number of pupils do not engage fully with their learning. The school should ensure that staff implement strategies to manage behaviour effectively so that pupils are supported better to participate in their lessons fully.

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