Holy Rood RC High School

Overview

The inspection team found that Holy Rood RC High School maintains a "very strong culture of inclusion and belonging" where young people thrive in a "caring and supportive learning environment." Evaluations for both "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" were judged to be "very good," with inspectors expressing confidence in the school’s capacity to continue improving.

Strengths

• Leaders and staff have fostered positive relationships that ensure a supportive environment where students are "encouraged to achieve their best."
• Staff "use data very well to improve outcomes," carefully tracking progress and identifying barriers to provide effective support, resulting in "very strong progress."
• "Digital learning is a significant strength," with high-quality approaches engaging students both in school and at home to build future skills.

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop highly effective practice in learning, teaching and assessment, with a particular focus on questioning.
• Continue to raise attainment across the school, specifically improving the quality of successes in the senior phase.

Safeguarding

The report highlights a "very strong culture of inclusion and belonging" and positive relationships that ensure a "caring and supportive learning environment" where young people thrive.