Mid Yell Junior High School

Overview

The inspection found that the headteacher has established a "highly supportive and nurturing ethos for learning" across the school and nursery. Staff demonstrate a "very strong knowledge" of pupil progress, enabling effective support for attainment and achievement. While overall evaluations are positive, the report identifies specific areas for refinement in planning and shared understanding.

Strengths

• A "highly supportive and nurturing ethos" where staff respond "promptly and effectively" to individual needs.
• "Highly engaging, rich learning environments" in the nursery and lower primary that support children well.
• Effective support for learners to "attain and achieve well" due to staff’s strong knowledge of progress.
• Evaluations of "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" rated as "good" for the whole school.
• Nursery class evaluations for "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Wellbeing, inclusion and equality" rated as "very good".

Areas to improve

• Develop a "clearer focus on school improvement planning" with improved stakeholder consultation.
• Refine the "shared understanding of the key features of high-quality learning and teaching".
• Continue to "review and develop programmes of learning" to ensure full entitlements are accessed.

Safeguarding

The report states that the evaluation for "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" is "good" for the whole school, and "Wellbeing, inclusion and equality" is "very good" for the nursery class.