Wenlock CofE Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 February 2026

Pupils love coming to this caring school. Most attend well. Staff make learning accessible and engaging. They help pupils to feel positive about being at school. Pupils know that having high hopes for their future is exciting and important. This helps them to be well prepared for their next stage of learning. Pupils benefit from an improved curriculum and effective teaching. They demonstrate their knowledge successfully and recall what they have learned before accurately. If pupils have gaps in their knowledge, teachers identify and address these quickly. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff make skilful adjustments to help pupils with SEND learn securely. Pupils typically achieve well from their various starting points. Pupils focus well and work hard. They walk calmly and sensibly around the school. Bullying is rare. Pupils trust staff to deal with it if it happens. Pupils enjoy playtimes. They enjoy a range of activities that suit all interests. These include sports or exploring the natural world. Pupils have a voice here. They decide on outside play activities. They learn how to express their feelings and ideas with confidence. Staff use activities like sports leadership to build pupils’ resilience, self-esteem and confidence. Pupils learn and can talk about fundamental British values, such as tolerance and democracy. They are respectful to teachers. Pupils have staff who they can talk with if they have any worries. This helps them to feel safe. Pupils proudly talk about the opportunities they enjoy. These include choosing their own clubs, such as crochet. They run these themselves. This develops their leadership skills. Across the school, various ambassador roles give pupils further chances to take responsibility and help others. Pupils learn that they are an important part of the school community.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that gaps in pupils' knowledge, especially in reading, writing and mathematics, are identified and addressed consistently so that pupils achieve well, particularly in the statutory tests at the end of key stage 2.
• Leaders should further develop teaching across the school to ensure that pupils learn the curriculum, including the wider curriculum, consistently well.

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