Great Park Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 July 2024

Despite the challenges of operating from temporary accommodation for longer than expected, leaders have established a school where pupils thrive, personally and academically. Great Park is a calm and purposeful school. Pupils show high levels of respect for each other and adults. They behave well in lessons and act maturely around school, including at social times. They have pride in their school and are excited about how the school will develop as it grows in size and moves to its permanent home. Pupils value the many opportunities they have to develop their leadership, including the active school council. Pupils enjoy coming to school. Attendance is very high. Adults know how to get the best out of each individual pupil. Pupils who need it receive highly effective support. Pupils who find new learning easier are suitably challenged to deepen their understanding. Pupils achieve very highly, including in the end of Year 6 national curriculum tests.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the absence of a substantive subject leader has delayed the development of systems to check pupils' knowledge and understanding. This limits the ability to identify gaps in pupils' learning and make any necessary changes to the curriculum or its implementation. Leaders should ensure that there are effective systems in all subjects to check pupils' knowledge and understanding of the curriculum.

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