Ark Burlington Danes Academy

Overview: Ark Burlington Danes Academy is a good school where leaders develop pupils' character and prepare them well for the next stage of their education. Pupils treat each other with care and respect, and are polite, friendly, and engage with adults well. The school has a strong culture of safeguarding and provides a well-designed programme for pupils' personal development.

Strengths:

• Pupils are polite, friendly, and engage with adults well.
• Leaders develop pupils' character and prepare them well for the next stage of their education.
• The school has a strong culture of safeguarding.
• Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe through a well-designed curriculum.
• The school provides a well-designed programme for pupils' personal development.
• Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and older pupils work hard in lessons.
• Teachers help pupils to develop their knowledge and understanding.
• Pupils welcome individual support from teachers.
• The school provides opportunities for pupils to develop leadership qualities.

Areas to improve:

• Some teachers do not use a wide enough range of strategies to check pupils' understanding and provide feedback, resulting in some pupils not securing essential knowledge in their long-term memory.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders have established a strong culture of safeguarding, trained staff in all aspects of safeguarding, and give weekly updates to maintain staff knowledge.