Bishop Ramsey Church of England School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 November 2024

Pupils enjoy attending this diverse school. Leaders are deliberate in their focus on pupils' character development. Over their time at the school, pupils learn to show the school's virtues through their actions. For example, pupils receive recognition for their compassion when raising money for charity. When pupils contribute to the life of the school through leading assemblies, they are appreciated for the courage that they show. The school's vision of 'loving, learning and living' threads through the personal, social and health education curriculum. When learning about the risks of vaping, for example, pupils learn about taking responsibility for their actions and living a healthy life. The school has improved the curriculum on offer for pupils since it was last inspected. Leaders want pupils to achieve well and drive this ambition forward through their focus on developing teachers. As a result, many pupils achieve well and secure meaningful qualifications by the time they leave the school. Pupils are mostly well behaved. In lessons, they want to learn and show positive attitudes towards their education. During social times, pupils know the school's behaviour expectations and follow these well. The school responds swiftly when incidents of bullying are reported. This includes helping pupils understand how their behaviour affects others. Most pupils say that they feel safe at the school.

What the school should improve

• At times, the way in which pupils' understanding is checked during lessons is not precise. This means that misconceptions can emerge in what pupils know and understand. The school should strengthen its systems for checking understanding and addressing gaps identified, ensuring that pupils develop a depth of knowledge over time.
• Some policies and practices are not embedded with sufficient rigour. This means that practices around pedagogy and behaviour, for example, can be inconsistent in their implementation. The school should ensure that it has a systematic approach to quality assurance and oversight leading to reliable practices across all areas of school life.

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