Twynham School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 May 2024

Pupils enjoy coming to school and have positive attitudes to learning. The school has recently raised its expectations of pupils' behaviour. Most pupils live up to these. They typically learn without disruption and conduct themselves well around the school site. The school encourages pupils to treat others with respect and appreciate difference. Most pupils and parents share confidence that the school deals with bullying effectively. The school offers pupils a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. Some enjoy performing in the school musical, or in 'Bands Night.' Others participate in clubs, such as robotics, gardening or chess. The school ensures that disadvantaged pupils benefit from the programme on offer. Younger pupils make better use of extra- curricular opportunities than older pupils. Pupils take on a variety of leadership opportunities. They are proud to represent the school in positions, such as prefects, members of the 'senate' or sports leaders. Pupils appreciate the trips and visits that the school organises. They value putting their languages into practise when they visit other European countries, for example. Sixth-Form students relished applying their learning from geography when they recently visited Iceland.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, pupils do not build sufficient depth in their understanding or write in detail. This is because the school does not consistently identify and rectify gaps in pupils' knowledge and skills. The trust and school need to ensure that teaching identifies and remedies gaps in pupils' learning in all subjects.

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