Campbell College

Overview

This follow-up inspection confirms that Campbell College has made significant progress in addressing previous areas for action. The school demonstrates effective leadership, improved academic standards, and a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued.

Strengths

• Pupils are "very respectful" and report feeling "safe in school," with 90.5% indicating they are "proud to belong to their school community."
• "Almost all of the lessons observed were effective in promoting successful learning," with pupils described as "well settled, attentive and ready to contribute."
• Academic standards have improved, with "standards achieved by the pupils in public examinations... improved at both GCSE and A Level."
• The curriculum is "informed effectively by the pupils’ interests, abilities and career aspirations," supported by robust monitoring and evaluation.
• Governors and senior leaders provide "effective strategic oversight of self-evaluation processes," which are "well embedded across the school."

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement, stating that "No further follow-up inspection is required."

Safeguarding

The evidence demonstrates that "arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance," and the school has moved to a "secure online system for recording, sharing and monitoring confidential safeguarding matters."