The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Overview: The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a school with a Muslim religious ethos, where pupils enjoy coming to school and have extremely positive relationships with each other. The school has a strong attendance record, with pupils' overall attendance significantly above the national average. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary, and they are confident that any bullying would be addressed by staff swiftly.

Strengths:

• Pupils have extremely positive relationships with each other, with a firm sense of community and a responsibility to look after one another.
• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary, both in lessons and around the school site.
• The school has a strong attendance record, with pupils' overall attendance significantly above the national average.
• Staff know each pupil in the school very well, which helps to ensure that any issues are picked up quickly.
• The school offers a broad range of wider opportunities to develop pupils' talents and interests.

Areas to improve:

• Leaders should ensure that all staff develop the skills and expertise to consistently and precisely identify and address pupils' misconceptions and gaps in knowledge.
• Leaders should continue to develop links with professional external organisations to support ongoing school improvement and the development of leadership at all levels.

Safeguarding: The safeguarding standards are met, meaning that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.