Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School

Overview

Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School is described as a “caring and close-knit community” where staff “genuinely care about pupils and their well-being.” The report states that pupils are “safe here” and that their behaviour is “exemplary,” with strong support for personal development and inclusion.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “broad and ambitious,” enabling pupils to “connect ideas together from previous learning and across different subjects confidently.”
• Staff “quickly spot if pupils struggle” and put “additional help and support in place swiftly.”
• Pupils are “well prepared for life beyond the school,” receiving effective education on equality, healthy relationships, and careers.
• Leaders ensure the school “complies with schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010” and meets independent school standards.
• The school fosters a positive culture where pupils are “supportive and respectful towards each other.”

Areas to improve

• Teaching must be more precisely focused on addressing “specific gaps in pupils’ knowledge and skills” so that struggling pupils “catch up as quickly as they could.”
• The school must provide better opportunities for pupils to “explore their talents and interests in sport and exercise,” as current provision for physical activity beyond PE is limited.

Safeguarding

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