Harris Academy Sutton

Overview

Leaders have designed an “exceptional curriculum” that is “demanding” and places pupils’ needs at its heart. The report describes an environment where behaviour is “impeccable” and pupils are “highly motivated, polite and courteous.” All inspection categories, including the quality of education and leadership, are rated as “Outstanding.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is “sequenced with precision,” ensuring pupils build “secure and detailed knowledge” and remember what they have been taught.
• Teachers are “highly skilled” in adapting strategies so that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), “fully access and excel in learning.”
• An “extensive range of enrichment activities” is offered, with every pupil participating in high-quality experiences such as robotics and theatrical performance.
• Character development is “woven through everything,” with pupils demonstrating core values of “innovation, integrity and discovery.”
• Staff feel “well supported and greatly valued,” receiving “excellent professional development” from leaders who work closely with them.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with a “strong culture” where staff are “thoroughly trained” and leaders react with “rigorous and relentless tenacity” to protect pupils at risk.