Barnet Hill Academy

Overview: Barnet Hill Academy is a Muslim primary school that provides a welcoming and caring environment where pupils are eager to learn. The school has made improvements to the quality of the curriculum, reflecting leaders' expectations for pupils' high levels of achievement. Pupils learn well in a wide range of subjects and achieve highly in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Strengths:

• The school provides a welcoming and caring environment in which pupils are eager to learn.
• Staff know pupils very well and are quick to sort out any upset or concern.
• Pupils are safe in school.
• The school organises a wealth of extra-curricular experiences to broaden pupils' outlook beyond their academic work and the local community.
• Pupils are enthusiastic to take on responsibilities and make a difference to the school and wider community.

Areas to improve:

• In a few subjects, where the school's curriculum is newly introduced, pupils do not have a strong foundation of knowledge and skills on which to build their learning. Leaders should continue the rapid implementation of the curriculum to ensure that pupils deepen their learning equally well across all subjects.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.