The Rushmere Park Academy

Overview

The Rushmere Park Academy delivers education at the 'expected standard', with early years provision rated at a 'strong standard'. Leaders have established a clear, ambitious curriculum and foster a positive culture where pupils feel safe and supported, though consistency in teaching and attendance for vulnerable groups requires further attention.

Strengths

• Early years provision is a 'strong standard', where children make a 'very positive start' through high-quality interactions and well-sequenced learning.
• Personal development is embedded in daily life, helping pupils develop 'secure knowledge about keeping safe' and a strong sense of citizenship.
• Staff promote an inclusive culture, ensuring pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities learn alongside classmates with 'well-matched adjustments'.
• Leaders prioritise staff wellbeing, resulting in 'high confidence in leadership' and a positive working culture.
• Pupils benefit from a broad curriculum and enrichment activities that build confidence and prepare them for life in modern Britain.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should sustain improvements in pupil attendance, specifically reducing persistent absence for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Leaders should ensure consistent implementation of the curriculum and teaching so that pupils apply and build key skills across all subjects.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an 'open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility' and concerns actively managed.