King James's School

Overview: King James's School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection, with pupils saying they are happy at the school and having a trusted adult to seek help from. The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour, attendance, and academic outcomes, which are realised.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy and have a trusted adult to seek help from.
• Relationships between pupils and staff are positive.
• Pupils behave well around school and in lessons.
• The school has a comprehensive programme for pupils' personal development, including careers guidance.
• Leaders at all levels ensure that staff workload is considered when changes are implemented.

Areas to improve:

• The school should ensure that staff explicitly teach pupils how the 'golden knowledge' builds on what they have learned before, so that pupils' knowledge builds progressively over time.
• The school has not yet consistently evaluated the impact of new strategies and initiatives, which means it is unclear whether they are having a positive impact on pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.