Northgate High School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 December 2024

This is a large school that feels like a tightly knit community. Pupils are highly respectful towards each other and staff. They are exceptionally polite and considerate of one another. Pupils feel happy, and they know that the staff care for them. Staff have high expectations for pupils' achievement. Pupils benefit from a broad curriculum offer throughout the school. They achieve well because their teachers have planned a challenging curriculum for them. Students in the sixth form are able to achieve the very highest outcomes because teachers have excellent subject knowledge. Pupils behave exceptionally well in lessons and around the school. They listen to their teachers carefully and try their very best. They appreciate all that the staff do for them. This is a highly inclusive school that values diversity. The school provides an extensive range of trips and opportunities for pupils. Many pupils also choose to take part in the varied clubs and activities provided for them. Staff go the extra mile to ensure pupils can explore their many interests. For example, there is a string band, a debating society and even a weekly slot-car racing club, which includes a trip to a racing circuit.

What the school should improve

• Learning is not adapted well enough to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND. As a result, these pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school needs to ensure that learning is suitably tailored so that all groups of pupils progress through the curriculum well.

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