Malvin's Close Academy

Overview

Malvin’s Close Academy is described as a school where “positive environment wraps its arms around you,” underpinned by “caring, genuine relationships.” The report highlights that “outstanding leadership has transformed this school,” creating a pivotal community hub where pupils are well-prepared for future life stages.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “revamped” and broken into “small chunks of learning,” ensuring pupils “do not get confused” and can “apply it confidently to more complex concepts.”
• Teachers use daily checks and mini-tests to identify gaps, preventing pupils from falling behind; pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “supported exceptionally well.”
• Early years provision is “first class,” with staff accelerating speaking and listening skills so children with no spoken language are “often talking weeks later.”
• Reading is a priority, with a “learn, practise and read” process helping pupils become “fluent, confident readers.”
• Staff model “highest expectations for behaviour, attitudes and aspirations,” fostering a “‘can-do’ environment” where pupils “thrive.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a team providing “outstanding guidance, care and support” and remaining “unflinching in their rigorous approach” to tackle complex issues.