Al Risalah Secondary School

Overview:

Pupils feel a real sense of belonging in this school, appreciating the shared values and ethos among the small school community. They conduct themselves well and follow the school rules, creating a harmonious atmosphere. Pupils rise to meet the school's high expectations and achieve very well.

Strengths:

• Pupils feel a real sense of belonging in this school.
• Pupils are polite and respectful, both to their classmates and to staff.
• Pupils conduct themselves well and follow the school rules.
• Pupils achieve very well.
• The school offers a well-balanced and broad curriculum.
• The school ensures that subject content is logically ordered to help pupils develop subject-specific knowledge and skills over time.
• Pupils are keen readers and use their experience as readers to apply sophisticated writing skills across the curriculum.

Areas to improve:

• In a few foundation subjects, the curriculum is not implemented fully as leaders intend, due to difficulties with recruiting and retaining staff.
• There are some inconsistencies in how well children's language and communication skills are promoted and supported in the Nursery.

Safeguarding:

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.