Yeoman Park Academy

Overview

Yeoman Park Academy provides an outstanding quality of education and care for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The report highlights a “calm, safe and purposeful atmosphere” where pupils thrive due to “highly personalised” support and exceptional teaching tailored to individual needs.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “ambitious” and “carefully sequenced,” ensuring all pupils, regardless of need complexity, access learning through individual plans.
• Staff are “extremely adept” at supporting pupils to manage emotions, resulting in “exemplary” behaviour and high attendance.
• A unique “personal development package” and “Friday theme days” broaden pupils’ horizons and enhance personal skills.
• Early reading and communication have transformed, with a “well-thought-out reading pathway” helping pupils become “fluent, confident readers, signers and communicators.”
• Leadership is “extremely strong,” with effective support from the multi-academy trust and a focus on staff well-being.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.