Greenwood Academy

Overview

The inspection found that leadership has worked well to bring a "sharper focus to school improvement" and that partnerships are positively impacting learner experiences. While leadership and attainment are evaluated as "good," learning, teaching, and wellbeing are rated "satisfactory," with specific areas for improvement identified.

Strengths

• Leadership has successfully focused on "school improvement and professional learning."
• Monitoring approaches are "used well to inform school based interventions."
• "Strong partnership working" with local colleges and businesses supports personal development and qualifications.
• A "strengthened focus on literacy and numeracy" is leading to improved attainment.

Areas to improve

• Establish "more consistently high expectations of all young people" and high-quality learning experiences across the school.
• Review approaches to "wellbeing, equality and inclusion" to ensure all young people feel valued and respected.
• "Improve the quality of passes in National Qualifications" and support more young people to achieve at the highest level.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school should "review their approaches to wellbeing, equality and inclusion to ensure that all young people feel valued, included and respected in the life and work of the school."