Green Meadows Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 April 2024

This school is friendly and nurturing. Staff know pupils well. Pupils feel safe here. They develop effective ways to communicate their needs and feelings. There are positive and respectful relationships. Pupils' special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are understood and met well by skilled staff. Most pupils attend well. They enjoy school. Staff help pupils to understand and manage their emotions and behaviour. Most pupils behave well. They learn the importance of being, 'ready, respectful and safe'. Staff promptly deal with inappropriate behaviour or bullying. Pupils learn to understand how their behaviour affects others. Routines around the school are well established. Pupils develop their social skills and engage increasingly well in learning. There is a broad and ambitious curriculum. The school's aspiration for pupils to 'grow, thrive and succeed' is central to its ethos. Staff want pupils to flourish. However, expectations for what students in the sixth form can achieve are not high enough. Learning is not consistently well matched to students' needs and abilities. The school's enrichment activities help pupils to develop their independence and prepare for adulthood. Pupils enjoy sailing, cooking, swimming and sporting activities. Sixth-form students attend college one day a week. Key stage 4 pupils enjoy adventure days at Leeds Beckett University.

What the school should improve

• The sixth-form curriculum is not consistently well matched to the needs of the students. Students may not achieve as well as they could. Leaders should intensify their actions to improve the provision for sixth-form students so they can achieve their best and be successful in their next steps.

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