Atelier21 Future School

Overview

Atelier21 Future School is described as a place where pupils thrive, developing into thoughtful individuals who contribute positively to their community. The inspection highlights an ambitious and creative curriculum, with particular praise for the school’s outstanding personal development programme and early years provision.

Strengths

• The curriculum is "ambitious and creative," with learning "carefully sequenced to build on prior knowledge."
• Early years provision is "Outstanding," with staff providing activities that "ignite children’s curiosity" and modelling "ambitious vocabulary."
• Personal development is "exceptional," featuring "pupil voice" at the heart of the ethos and embedding "service as action" across the curriculum.
• Reading is a "cornerstone," with skilled staff delivering phonics effectively so pupils become "fluent, confident readers."
• Pupils behave well, showing "strong attitudes to learning," while staff address bullying effectively, ensuring pupils feel "safe and happy."

Areas to improve

• Teaching and assessment occasionally fail to support pupils in remembering prior learning or addressing misconceptions, meaning some struggle to "connect related ideas and think more deeply."
• The school should ensure staff have the expertise to help pupils "recall previous learning and correct errors" to meet the curriculum’s ambitious aims.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."