Weald School, The

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 October 2024

Pupils are valued through the school's ethos of 'Opportunity and Community'. They build strong, trusting relationships with staff. Consequently, pupils feel happy and safe, adding to their sense of enjoyment of school life. Pupils treat each other with kindness and respect so that everyone feels welcome and included. The school has high expectations of what pupils will achieve. In response, pupils are ambitious and strive to achieve their best. A rich offer of clubs provides exciting opportunities to further develop pupils' many talents and interests. Pupils enjoy learning new skills such as boxing or being part of the school's radio station. The school pays particular attention to ensuring that disadvantaged pupils benefit from an exciting range of trips and visits. Pupils learn to be charitable by raising money to build new classrooms in Kenya. Sixth-form students make annual visits to Kenya to be part of the building team. Many students continue their studies in the school's sixth form as they value the extensive range of interesting courses on offer. Students further benefit from high-quality care, teaching them important life skills such as managing finances, leadership and work experience. Students leave school ready and equipped for a bright future ahead.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, some staff do not precisely tailor adaptations for learning to meet the individual needs of pupils with SEND. This means that these pupils do not access the curriculum as well as they could. The school should ensure that teachers consistently adapt learning so that pupils with SEND can keep up with their peers and learn as well as they can.

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