MEPA ACADEMY

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 September 2025

Pupils are happy to attend this inclusive and welcoming school. Parents and carers share this enthusiasm for what the school offers to its pupils. They describe the way that their children 'thrive' at the school, valuing the 'safe and supportive' environment and the 'amazing' array of opportunities. Pupils work hard and are committed to their studies. They behave exceptionally well, treating one another with high levels of respect and kindness. Warm and supportive relationships are consistently enacted between adults and pupils. Leaders and staff know pupils well. They are ambitious for what pupils can achieve. Pupils readily rise to meet these high expectations, both academically and within the performing arts specialist areas that they learn in abundance. As a result, they achieve well. Pupils benefit from an extensive range of opportunities beyond their already ambitious curriculum offer. Many, including the most vulnerable, stay after school to attend the large array of classes to further develop their talents and interests in the performing arts. These include a variety of classes in dance, acro and theatre.

What the school should improve

• Assessment in some areas of the school is not as sharp as it could be. As a result, at times, the school does not identify pupils' misconceptions or routinely use this information to inform the next steps of teaching as responsively as it could. The school should ensure that a more systematic approach to assessment is consistently embedded across the school so that pupils' misconceptions are identified, staff make precise adaptations to teaching and pupils have a clear understanding of their next steps to support them to achieve well across the curriculum.

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