Oasis Academy Aspinal

Overview

Oasis Academy Aspinal is a primary school where pupils are “keen to get their day started” and feel “happy and safe.” Leaders maintain “high expectations for all pupils,” including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, fostering a community where children are “proud to be part of the Oasis Academy Aspinal community.” The school provides an “ambitious curriculum” that successfully builds on early years foundations, ensuring pupils are “well prepared for the next stages of their education.”

Strengths

• Leaders have developed an “ambitious curriculum” with clear knowledge sequences that “meets pupils’ learning needs.”
• Staff are “highly trained” to support pupils with SEND, ensuring they access the same curriculum as their peers.
• Leaders “successfully prioritise reading,” with staff appropriately trained to deliver phonics and swiftly identify pupils falling behind.
• Pupils display “positive attitudes to their learning,” are “respectful and courteous,” and engage well in lessons.
• There is a “suitably wide range of personal development opportunities,” including leadership roles and clubs, preparing pupils for “life in modern Britain.”

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure books “closely match” pupils’ phonics knowledge, as some younger pupils currently struggle with words they cannot read, losing fluency.
• Leaders must ensure all teachers check understanding effectively to prevent pupils from developing “misconceptions” and “gaps in their knowledge.”

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with leaders taking responsibilities “very seriously” and being “tenacious in ensuring that vulnerable pupils receive the timely support that they need.”