Clifton All Saints Academy

Overview

Clifton All Saints Academy is described as a place where pupils are “kind and caring” and feel “safe and well cared for.” The report highlights a “quality of education that develops their talents and interests,” with pupils demonstrating enthusiasm for learning and strong relationships with staff. Leaders have implemented a “well planned” curriculum that prioritises reading and personal development, resulting in positive outcomes for most students.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive behaviour, with bullying being “rare” and classrooms described as “purposeful places where pupils can learn with little disruption.”
• The reading curriculum has a “high priority,” with teachers modelling sounds “clearly and accurately” and providing extra support for those not yet fluent.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “identified quickly” and receive suitably adapted curriculum support to achieve well alongside peers.
• Leaders have ensured pupils’ “personal development has a high priority,” helping them to “recognise their own and others’ emotions” and value differences.
• Governors actively assure themselves that leaders’ work is “making a positive difference for all pupils,” while staff feel “well supported.”

Areas to improve

• In a few subjects, teachers are not using assessment effectively to determine how well pupils are learning intended subject knowledge.
• Teachers do not currently use assessment information to adapt planning when pupils have misconceptions or lack a secure understanding.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” with staff receiving appropriate training and reporting concerns without delay.