Aspire Academy

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About Aspire Academy


Name Aspire Academy
Website http://www.aspireacademy.org.uk
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Ms Helen McDicken
Address Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF
Phone Number 01225832212
Phase Academy (special)
Type Academy special sponsor led
Age Range 4-19
Religious Character Does not apply
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 103
Local Authority Bath and North East Somerset
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The principal's strong and inspirational leadership has ensured that Aspire Academy provides a good education for its students. He is supported well by an effective team who are passionate about ensuring that students achieve well. Senior leaders regularly check that the quality of teaching is of a high standard.

They ensure that the good range of training opportunities extend teachers' skills. As a result, teaching and learning are good. Teachers use their good knowledge and understanding of students to plan work that is interesting and captures their attention.

This is a key factor in ensuring that students make good progress in their l...earning. Very good attention to students' literacy skills, through regular and well-focused lessons, is enabling them to develop their skills in reading. Students are confident to write in detail because teachers, in all subjects, have high expectations that they will do so.

Parents are extremely positive about how they, and their children, have been helped by the school. This close partnership has supported students to attend school more regularly. Many students have improved their attendance from their previous settings.

Behaviour in and around the school is good and students show awareness of the impact of their behaviours on others. They have a good understanding of right and wrong and respond well to the school's rewards systems. The school ensures that students are kept safe, and the strong relationships with families and outside agencies support students beyond the school gates.

Students' targets for learning in English and mathematics are challenging and well understood by students. However, targets for learning in other subjects are not shared as well with students and this prevents them from understanding how well they are doing. In primary and for key stage 3, students' progress is tracked well in English and mathematics.

This process is not yet fully embedded for other subjects. This hampers staff from tracking students' progress as effectively as they could. The trust monitors the work of the school closely.

The school's governing body is in the process of developing its role further to better hold leaders to account in ensuring that all students make the best possible progress.

Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school complies with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish.

Aspire Academy opened in April 2014 and is part of the Wellsway Multi Academy Trust. It shares its site with The Bath Studio School which is also part of Wellsway Multi Academy Trust. All students have education, health and care plans or statements of special educational needs.

At present, there are no students under the age of five and there are no girls on roll. The majority of students are of White British heritage. The proportion of students known to be eligible for the pupil premium is above the national average.

The school currently does not receive Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch up funding. * The school uses a small number of off-site provisions to develop students' personal and social skills. Providers include: – Sporting Family Change, Claverton Down – HITZ programme, Bath Rugby Club, Bath – Laurel Farm, Peasdown St John, Bath.

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