Enfield Grammar School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 30 January 2024

Pupils are proud of their school. They recognise the wider opportunities available and particularly benefit from the school's rich and broad sporting offer. For example, pupils participate in high standard football, basketball and trampolining competitions. The school has established a caring and positive culture. The school community of parents and carers, pupils and staff respect each other. Pupils feel safe and know that they can approach a trusted adult if they need help. If incidents of bullying occur, the school takes action to ensure that pupils get the help they need. In the classroom, behaviour allows learning to take place without interruption. When needed, teachers use clear and effective routines to bring learning back to focus quickly. The same high expectations of behaviour are in place in the playground and as pupils move around the school. Adults consistently maintain these high behaviour expectations in these areas through close supervision. Leaders have built an ambitious and demanding curriculum, including for the sixth form. All pupils are expected to achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Most pupils respond well to these standards and remain focused during learning. As a result, they are successful in their studies.

What the school should improve

• The needs of weaker readers are not routinely met through the implementation of the reading programme. This means that some weaker readers do not make the rapid improvement they require. The school should strengthen the rigour of its reading programme and ensure that training is provided to teach pupils to read.
• The systems for ensuring that statutory requirements for the reporting of children missing from education are not widely understood or embedded. The school and trust should ensure that policies, training and oversight in this area are strengthened.

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