Oasis Academy Byron

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 June 2023

Pupils enjoy school life. They are kind and considerate to each other and form strong relationships with staff. Staff know pupils well. They do all they can to help pupils achieve. This is a caring and inclusive school where pupils flourish. Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils. They show a determination to remove any barriers to pupils' success. Pupils respond well. They work hard in lessons and show an interest in their learning. Pupils behave exceptionally well. Leaders make their expectations very clear to pupils. This is a calm and orderly school. Leaders have established a set of values that inform pupils' behaviour. Pupils know and understand these values. Most importantly, they demonstrate these values by being joyful, compassionate and honest. Pupils have a range of opportunities to develop their talents and interests. Some pupils take part in the school choir and in clubs, including sports and drama. Pupils take on roles as well-being ambassadors, pupil parliament representatives and house captains. There is also a pupil leadership group, the 'mini SLT'. Pupils here make a significant contribution to the life of the school.

What the school should improve

• Implementation of the thematic aspects of the curriculum is not building as effectively as it could on what pupils already know. This means that in some subjects, pupils are not developing a secure and coherent body of knowledge. Leaders should ensure that they provide teachers with the help they need to adapt the thematic curriculum so that it builds more effectively on what pupils have learned before and enables pupils to secure subject knowledge in the long term.

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