Beacon Business Innovation Hub

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 17 April 2024

Leaders, staff and members of the trust are ambitious for pupils' futures. All pupils who leave the school at the end of Year 11 move on to further education, employment or training. Pupils' attitudes towards their learning are positive. They are keen to listen and respond effectively to teachers' instructions. Low-level disruption rarely occurs. If it does, staff quickly and skilfully respond, therefore pupils' learning in class is mostly uninterrupted. The school gets to know pupils and their circumstances well. Staff and pupils develop strong working relationships that help pupils to feel safe in school. All pupils have adults here that they trust and can talk to if they are worried or upset. Pupils' development is enriched through a range of experiences, visits and activities. Pupils have opportunities to work alongside peers from other schools within the trust through sports teams and taking part in cultural events and theatrical productions. They go on visits that provide insight into life in modern Britain and the world of work. Pupils plan fundraising events and raise money for charities in which they may have a personal interest.

What the school should improve

• Support with early reading for pupils who join the school with significant weaknesses in reading and gaps in their phonics knowledge is not tailored specifically enough to the phonics they know and the gaps in their phonics knowledge. This limits the impact of this work in helping weaker readers to build reading fluency and confidence. The school should ensure that support for weaker readers is sharply focused on building pupils' phonics knowledge so that they catch up quickly and develop fluency in reading.

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