Denewood Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 May 2025

Pupils feel happy and safe. They enjoy positive relationships with staff and their peers and benefit from a respectful and inclusive culture. Staff have high expectations. They help pupils to re-engage with education and support them to move on to appropriate and sustained destinations. Staff help pupils to behave very well. Pupils learn how to self-regulate and understand that some pupils may need additional support to conduct themselves appropriately. Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe in school, at home and in the wider community. They talk to staff if they are concerned about something. Pupils are confident that staff will help them to resolve any issues that may arise. Most pupils attend regularly as they do not want to miss their learning and the other activities that the school provides. They experience a range of purposeful enrichment opportunities that broaden and deepen their knowledge and skills. They talk fondly about residential visits and trips to places such as a local castle, an ice rink and the countryside. Pupils value their learning and enjoy a range of subjects. They understand how what they are studying now will help them in adulthood. For example, they know that reading, mathematics and cooking are important life skills.

What the school should improve

• A small number of subjects are not yet delivered effectively enough. This means that pupils do not learn and achieve well in these areas. The school should ensure that the high-quality implementation of the curriculum evident in many subjects is embedded securely in every area, and pupils' learning is secure across the curriculum.

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