Alleyne's Academy

Overview

Alleyne’s Academy has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” Pupils are described as happy, benefiting from “memorable experiences” and a wide range of opportunities, including educational trips and sporting activities. The school fosters “strong and respectful relationships,” with pupils typically behaving well and achieving increasingly well under high expectations.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a “significant range of trips and visits” and extra-curricular activities, such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, which support their personal development.
• The school provides “clear information” about pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring their needs are “identified with precision” and teaching helps them achieve in line with peers.
• Attendance is regular, and the school acts “promptly to support pupils” if attendance drops, while the ‘Connect Programme’ prepares pupils for life in modern Britain.
• Governors now offer “appropriate support and challenge” following a review of roles, and leaders are mindful of staff workload.

Areas to improve

• Assessment is not always used precisely enough to identify misconceptions; the school must ensure teaching “closes the gaps in pupils’ learning.”
• The new behaviour policy is “inconsistently applied,” and the school must ensure it is “consistently understood and applied by staff” and evaluated for impact.
• Self-evaluation “lacks precision” regarding the impact of the school’s work, leaving leaders sometimes unclear on the effectiveness of their actions.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”