St Mungo's Academy

Overview

The inspection team found that young people and staff demonstrate the school’s values in all aspects of daily life, creating a "warm, respectful and purposeful learning environment." The school supports almost all young people very well to secure positive, sustained destinations, and inspectors are confident the school has the capacity to continue to improve.

Strengths

• The community embraces the Catholic ethos and Marist values, which are key features of the learning community.
• Young people develop skills and attributes through participation in a wide range of out-of-class activities.
• Staff and partners work effectively to promote equity for all, allowing more young people to develop confidence and be successful.

Areas to improve

• Senior and middle leaders should continue to work with staff to raise the attainment and achievements of all young people.
• Staff should continue to develop approaches to learning and teaching that support the learning needs of all young people.
• Systems to monitor young people’s progress in learning across the school require further development to ensure needs are met and barriers are overcome.

Safeguarding

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