Tidemill Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 November 2022

Pupils are happy here. They enjoy playing in the busy playground at breaktimes. This is where they engage in a range of activities, including playing with the hula hoops and balls or dancing to music played through the speakers. School staff nurture positive professional relationships with pupils. Pupils speak to school staff if they are worried about anything. Leaders and school staff ensure pupils are safe. Pupils typically behave well. Older pupils act as role models to younger ones. They play and read together during the school day. Pupils are taught about different types of bullying, including incidents that occur online. Leaders deal with any incidents of bullying effectively. Leaders think carefully about pupils' wider opportunities. Leaders use their knowledge of the school's community to help them to determine the wider experiences they provide for pupils. For example, pupils in various year groups took part in a project about careers and worked with a local community group to build a stage in the local market square. Leaders are ambitious for pupils' achievement. In recent time, leaders have identified and introduced carefully thought-through improvements to curriculum thinking across all subjects. Pupils achieve well.

What the school should improve

• Occasionally, older pupils have gaps in their prior knowledge. Sometimes, this makes it difficult for them to connect new learning to what they have learned before. Leaders should continue their work to review and develop the curriculum and make explicit connections to prior learning, especially for older pupils.

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