Covenant Christian School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 January 2024

Covenant Christian School is a happy place, where pupils enjoy socialising with their friends and discovering new learning. Pupils are proud of their school and welcoming to visitors. Pupils develop strong and caring bonds with each other and with the staff. Pupils feel safe at school. They are confident to report any concerns that they may have to staff. Pupils know that their concerns will be taken seriously and dealt with promptly. Leaders, staff, parents and carers share the school's values and its high aspirations for pupils. Pupils respond exceptionally well to these expectations. They achieve well across the curriculum. The school encourages pupils to be well-behaved and responsible citizens. Pupils are respectful and diligent. They strive for excellence. Pupils work and play together well. This creates a peaceful and purposeful school environment. Pupils care deeply about others. Recently, they sold candles, greetings cards and cakes at a local makers' market. Pupils donated the profit that they made to different worthy causes. Pupils enjoy visiting a local care home, where they sing and play board games with the elderly residents. Pupils benefit from a wide range of educational trips, such as visits to castles and museums. Older pupils recently went to Manchester to see a production of Romeo and Juliet. Pupils visited Chester, where they learned about the Romans, and a stately home, to find out about life as Tudor lords and ladies.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, curriculum plans have recently been revised. In these subjects, checks to identify how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum are evolving. This means that staff's understanding of how well pupils are acquiring knowledge and skills is not as secure as it should be. The school should take action to refine and fully implement the use of assessment in these curriculum subjects.
• The school's programme of careers, information, advice and guidance is in development. As a result, some pupils in the senior school do not have a secure understanding of the education, employment and training opportunities available to them. The school should enhance this aspect of pupils' personal development and ensure that pupils are aware of, and can make informed choices about, their post-16 training and learning options.

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