Hadrian Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 20 September 2023

Pupils love learning at this school. They thrive in the school's team ethos. Pupils work well together in lessons and bring the best out of each other. They also enjoy playing together and show kindness on the playground. Pupils readily take responsibility for themselves and others, whether serving in one of the many leadership roles in the school or simply by being helpful around and about school. Every parent that responded to Ofsted's online survey recorded that their children are happy at school. Pupils have high ambitions for themselves and their peers at school. Pupils speak articulately and with enthusiasm about their learning goals and their aims for the future. They work hard to achieve leaders' high expectations. Pupils know that learning is important and fun. They embrace the school's many opportunities for them to learn. For example, the library is regularly full of pupils eager to check out new books. Pupils have a good understanding of how to stay safe. They know what bullying is and what to do if they have concerns. Bullying is rare. Pupils feel confident that staff deal with it effectively so that it stops and does not continue.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, curriculum plans do not set out the exact knowledge that pupils must remember. Some teachers, including in the early years, are not clear about what to emphasise or check that pupils have learned. So, pupils forget important knowledge from the curriculum. The school must make sure that the curriculum in all subjects makes clear the important knowledge pupils should learn.

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