Sandwick Junior High School

Overview

The report confirms that Sandwick Junior High School has made “good progress” since the original inspection, leading to the conclusion that no further visits are required. Inspectors found that senior leaders have established clear improvement priorities and that staff are working more effectively together to support children’s learning. The school is now considered to have the capacity to continue improving independently.

Strengths

• Senior leaders have developed “clear key improvement priorities” that are well reflected in the school improvement plan.
• Staff have undertaken targeted professional learning, helping them develop a “shared understanding” and work together more effectively.
• There has been “effective progress in improving communication across the school and strengthening engagement with parents.”
• Teachers are using a “wider range of approaches” to tailor work to individual needs and provide clear explanations.
• Assessment strategies have improved, with teachers providing appropriate feedback to help learners understand their “next steps in learning.”

Areas to improve

• The school needs to “improve the structure of the curriculum in the broad general education,” with particular emphasis on the primary stage.
• Approaches to learning, teaching, and assessment need to be improved across the school to ensure all pupils benefit from higher quality provision.
• The school needs to improve its approaches for “checking the progress of children across the school” to raise attainment.

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.