Spring Brook Academy

Overview

Spring Brook Academy is described as a place where pupils "enjoy coming" due to a learning environment "filled with kindness and warmth." Leaders have successfully addressed previous issues, creating a "calm, purposeful atmosphere" where pupils feel safe and show respect. The school has moved from a previous rating of 'Requires improvement' to 'Good' across all inspection categories.

Strengths

• Leaders provide a "well-designed curriculum" that is "ambitious for all pupils," addressing social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Staff deliver the curriculum effectively in established subjects, using assessment systems to "address misconceptions" and ensure pupils have "secure foundations."
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive "strong support" and "achieve well across a range of subjects."
• Reading is "central to the school’s curriculum," with staff delivering phonics sessions "consistently well" to build pupil confidence.
• The school promotes positive attitudes, with pupils being "polite and welcoming" and rates of fixed-term suspensions falling.

Areas to improve

• In "a few subjects," teachers do not deliver the curriculum as effectively as they should, hindering how well some pupils learn new content.
• Leaders should train teachers to deliver these remaining curriculums "consistently well" so pupils gain a "deep and rich body of subject knowledge."

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective," noting a "strong culture of safeguarding" where staff are trained to identify risks and report concerns swiftly.