Rida Boys High School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 16 April 2024

The school has established a positive culture in which pupils can flourish. It knows the pupils well and invests in their personal development. The school seeks to instil in pupils the confidence, resilience and independence they need for future success. It also develops pupils' respect for others. The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve. This is reflected in the school's academic curriculum. Furthermore, the school raises pupils' aspirations about their future careers. It wants pupils to become leaders in society, to play significant roles in their community and beyond. Pupils respond well to the school's ambitions for them. They show positive attitudes to their learning. Pupils meet the high standards of behaviour the school expects. This is a calm and orderly school. Pupils conduct themselves in a polite and considerate manner. They have high levels of attendance and punctuality. As they move through the school, pupils take increasing responsibility for their own behaviour. Pupils benefit from a high-quality personal development programme. They develop a deep understanding of their own faith and spirituality through prayer and reflection. They learn about other faiths and take part in charity and community work.

What the school should improve

• In some lessons, teachers do not check pupils' understanding with sufficient rigour. This means that some pupils do not secure the essential knowledge they need before teachers either require pupils to apply that knowledge or move on to new learning. The school should ensure that it provides teachers with the training and development in pedagogy and pedagogical content knowledge they need to secure and extend pupils' substantive and disciplinary subject knowledge.
• The school provides pupils with a limited range of extra-curricular activities. Levels of pupils' participation in these activities are not high. This means that several pupils are not enjoying the opportunity to develop new or existing talents and interests. The school should broaden its extra-curricular programme so that it provides pupils with a diverse offer of clubs and activities that motivates pupils to develop and extend their talents and interests.

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