Lady Lumley's Academy

Overview:

Lady Lumley's School is a good school, with a broad and balanced curriculum, a calm atmosphere, and positive relationships between staff and students. However, some students from disadvantaged backgrounds do not achieve as well as their classmates, and some pupils lack a thorough understanding of fundamental British values and protected characteristics.

Strengths:

• The school has developed an ambitious curriculum, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• A positive culture of reading is becoming established across the school.
• Pupils with SEND are supported well, with teachers adapting their teaching to meet their needs.
• Sixth-form students are taught well and enjoy their time in and out of lessons.

Areas to improve:

• Some teachers do not consistently check that pupils have understood what they have been taught, and do not use this information to inform their teaching.
• Attendance for some pupils is too low, and the school must ensure that they analyse attendance trends and act strategically to secure improved levels of attendance across the school.
• A small number of pupils do not have an age-appropriate understanding of the protected characteristics or fundamental British values.

Safeguarding:

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with pupils well supervised and leaders improving the alternative provision's access arrangements and other operational matters.