Lyndon School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 March 2022

Lyndon School is a happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff. Pupils feel safe and are safe. Pupils know there is someone in school that they can talk to if they need help. Bullying is rare, but when is does happen pupils know that staff will sort it out properly. Pupils behave well. Disruption in lessons is very rare. Pupils know that inappropriate behaviour is not accepted. Most pupils enjoy school, and attendance is returning to pre-pandemic levels. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum. In many subjects this sets out the important things that pupils need to know and remember. A rich set of experiences are returning, following the earlier challenges of the pandemic. There is an effective programme of careers education.

What the school should improve

• Promoting a love of reading, a key feature of the school's development plan, was slowed due to the pandemic. As a result, some pupils are still not keen on reading for pleasure. Leaders need to continue to extend and refine strategies that instil a love of reading.
• The curriculum is less well developed in a small number of subjects. This means that, on occasion, pupils find it difficult to recall prior learning. Leaders have rightly identified the planning required in these subjects. They now need to make sure that pupils learn the important knowledge and develop the necessary skills in all subjects to help them in the next stage of their education.

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