Stimpson Avenue Academy

Overview: Stimpson Avenue Academy is a good school where pupils enjoy attending and feel safe. The school has high expectations for all pupils to achieve their best, and staff have positive relationships with pupils. The school provides an excellent personal development offer, and pupils are well prepared for their next steps.

Strengths:

• Pupils enjoy attending a diverse and inclusive school where they feel safe and supported.
• The school has high expectations for all pupils to achieve their best, and staff have positive relationships with pupils.
• Pupils benefit from an exemplary personal development offer, and are aware of the importance of equality and fairness.
• The school provides a wealth of additional opportunities, including clubs, trips, and visitors, which help to develop pupils' cultural understanding.
• The school provides extremely high-quality pastoral care for all pupils.

Areas to improve:

• Pupils with SEND get the help that they need to access the curriculum, but some of the targets set for these pupils are not yet precise or ambitious enough.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders ensuring that all staff know that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and that they receive regular training and updates to enable them to identify pupils who may be at risk of harm.