Outwood Academy Haydock

Overview: Outwood Academy Haydock is a good school that provides a strong foundation of mutual respect, high-quality pastoral support, and strong relationships between staff and pupils. Pupils benefit from a strengthened curriculum and are encouraged to develop a love of reading.

Strengths:

• Pupils benefit from high-quality pastoral support and strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• The school has high expectations of all pupils' academic achievement and has strengthened its curriculum.
• Pupils are encouraged to develop a love of reading and are given support to become fluent and confident readers.
• The school prioritises reading and provides opportunities for pupils to engage with literature.
• Pupils are developing a love of reading and are proud of their work.

Areas to improve:

• The curriculum does not provide enough opportunities for pupils to discuss their learning and express the reasoning behind their ideas.
• In some subjects, teachers do not use assessment information effectively to check how well pupils have learned the curriculum.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.