St Ives School

Overview: St Ives School is a good school where pupils feel safe and happy. The school's core values of kindness and respect are reflected in the positive way staff and pupils approach school life.

Strengths:

• Pupils live up to high expectations for their attitudes and behaviour, conducting themselves well in lessons and around the school site.
• The school's curriculum is broad and balanced, with subject leaders having a clear intent for their curriculum.
• Staff are ambitious for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), providing good support in lessons.
• The school has a clear and thorough system for safeguarding, ensuring that newly recruited staff are suitable to work with children.
• The school has an appropriate curriculum and school-wide policies and practices in relation to sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sexual violence.

Areas to improve:

• The school needs to develop a culture in which pupils read for pleasure, as most pupils do not read widely or often beyond the curriculum.
• In some subjects, staff do not implement the curriculum consistently well, due to a lack of sufficient expertise.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a clear and thorough system in place to ensure that pupils are safe and supported.