Progress Schools - Wolverhampton

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 January 2024

This caring school has high aspirations for every pupil who walks through its doors. Pupils know that staff value them and expect them to work hard and do well. This helps pupils to be positive and feel happy. As a result, pupils usually enjoy coming to school and work hard in lessons. Pupils settle in quickly. This is because staff act swiftly to help pupils overcome the difficulties that they experienced before they joined Progress Schools Wolverhampton. Strong relationships between pupils, families and staff are at the heart of this. There is a warm, family atmosphere, where everyone works hard together. All staff are thoroughly invested in supporting pupils to achieve the best that they can. They work hard to help pupils regain their confidence and restore their faith in education. Part of this involves encouraging and supporting pupils to behave well. Some pupils do not find this easy at times. Staff work with pupils to help them manage their feelings and encourage them to focus on their learning. Pupils feel that school is safe and free from bullying. They know they can share any worries with a trusted adult, who will help them.

What the school should improve

• Some parts of the curriculum are at an earlier stage of being reviewed and refined. At times, some units of work contain too much content that can be taught within curriculum time. As a result, pupils may not remember the intended learning in these subjects. Leaders should ensure that all areas of the curriculum make clear the important knowledge they want pupils to learn.
• Some curriculum leaders are still relatively new to their post. As a result, they are in the earlier stages of developing their role. Leaders should ensure that curriculum leaders have the opportunity to access support to be able to effectively lead their curriculum area and evaluate the impact of their subject over time.

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