Richard Rose Morton Academy

Overview:

Pupils at Richard Rose Morton Academy feel happy and safe, and the school has made positive changes to the curriculum, resulting in pupils making progress in many subjects. The school's routines are well-established, and staff care deeply for pupils' well-being and safety. Pupils benefit from an ambitious curriculum, and the school supports disadvantaged pupils to enjoy school and succeed.

Strengths:

• Pupils benefit from an ambitious curriculum that is carefully designed and sets out what they need to learn and when this will happen.

• The school accurately identifies the additional needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and staff make effective use of the helpful information they are given about these pupils.

• The school supports disadvantaged pupils, particularly pupils with SEND, to enjoy school and succeed.

• Most teachers have strong subject knowledge, which ensures that pupils learn the curriculum effectively.

• The school has prioritised reading and provides effective programmes of reading support to pupils with gaps in their reading knowledge.

Areas to improve:

• Pupils are moved on to new learning before they have had enough time to consolidate what has already been taught, resulting in some pupils not building their knowledge as well as they could.

• The school does not encourage pupils to read for pleasure sufficiently well, resulting in some pupils not reading widely or often.

Safeguarding:

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.