New Level Academy

Overview: New Level Academy meets all of the independent school standards checked during this inspection. The school has made progress in addressing previous weaknesses and continues to provide a safe environment for pupils.

Strengths:

• The school's safeguarding culture remains strong, with staff prioritising pupils' well-being effectively.
• Leaders have taken steps to centralise record-keeping, improving the school's ability to track safeguarding actions.
• The school has strengthened its leadership and management, with leaders demonstrating good skills and knowledge and fulfilling their responsibilities effectively.
• The school provides a range of qualifications for pupils, including functional skills and GCSE courses.

Areas to improve:

• The school should continue to strengthen its approach to safeguarding by ensuring that records include detailed information about communications with other professionals regarding safeguarding actions.
• The school should ensure that all key safeguarding information is stored in a central, secure location.

Safeguarding: Pupils continue to be safe at the school, and they trust staff to listen to them if they have any concerns. Staff know how to report concerns about pupils' safety and welfare, and the school provides frequent training for staff on how best to safeguard pupils.