Blackwater Academy

Overview: Blackwater Academy meets all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection. The school has made significant progress since its previous inspection, where it was judged to not meet all of the independent school standards.

Strengths:

• Leaders have a strong moral purpose to improve outcomes for pupils and have worked diligently and intelligently to develop and implement systems and processes to support that aim.
• Leaders have ensured that monitoring is regular, consistent and focused on the impact of actions taken, keeping the wellbeing and progress of pupils at the heart of the curriculum and assessment provision.
• The school's safeguarding policy meets all legislative requirements and takes local contextual issues into account, with a strong culture of safeguarding at the school.
• The school has an appropriate focus on developing the reading skills of all pupils, including those who are at the early stage of reading.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding continues to be effective, with a strong culture of safeguarding at the school, pupils feeling safe and cared for, and staff being vigilant in identifying any signs of concern.