Meadow Park Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 November 2023

Pupils enjoy coming to school and are keen to talk about their learning. As a result of a carefully thought-out curriculum, pupils achieve well. They are enthusiastic and are confident to share their views. They are particularly passionate about reading. They talk about the books they have read and the ones that their teachers have read to them. They find the reading mural inspiring and younger pupils use this to find characters they know. Older pupils share their favourite genres and recommend books they have enjoyed to their friends. Pupils are confident that they have an adult in school to share any worries with. This helps them to feel safe. They know that pupils who wear a blue lanyard have an important role in school as 'well-being ambassadors'. They feel confident to talk to these pupils on the playground. There are high expectations for behaviour. As a result, pupils behave well. They understand why this is important. Pupils report that staff support them well. This includes helping them to understand their own feelings.

What the school should improve

• Checks during lessons on whether pupils have understood the intended content are not consistently effective. This means that future teaching does not address misconceptions or gaps in knowledge well enough. The school must ensure that in-lesson assessments enable teachers to form an accurate picture of gaps in pupils' knowledge, so they can be acted on quickly.
• From the early years and beyond, staff do not always make the most effective adaptations for pupils to learn the intended curriculum. This means that some pupils do not learn as deeply as they could. The school should ensure that staff have the training and support required to know how to best meet pupils' needs more precisely through the learning they do in class.

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