St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

Overview

The report describes a large, inner-city school where pupils “speak highly of their school experience” within a “caring school community.” Leaders maintain “high expectations,” ensuring pupils are “prepared thoroughly for the future” and achieve well in published outcomes. The school is “highly regarded” for its inclusive approach, threading “equality and respect throughout every aspect of school life.”

Strengths

• The “Alive” curriculum is “ambitious” and “carefully designed” to ensure content is “relevant and meaningful for all pupils.”
• Teachers help pupils “remember and recall their learning well,” leading to strong progress through the curriculum.
• The school is “highly adept in identifying the needs” of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and communicates this clearly.
• Pupils receive “clear guidance and information about careers and future pathways,” with many progressing to university or apprenticeships.
• Staff provide a “high level of support and pastoral care,” particularly for pupils facing challenging circumstances or those who are refugees.

Areas to improve

• In some curriculum areas, assessment information is not used effectively to help pupils understand “what they need to do next to improve their learning.”
• Strategies to adapt learning for pupils with SEND are “not well implemented in some lessons,” hindering timely progress for some students.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”