Revoe Learning Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher is a strong and determined leader. Working with his effective leadership team, he has meticulously addressed the areas for improvement from the previous inspection.

Leadership demonstrates a good capacity for further improvement. Governors and trust board members provide robust support and challenge to school leaders. They have the skills, experience and expertise to offer highly effective strategic leadership.

Leaders, including governors, use pupils' performance information skilfully as they pursue improvements in teaching and learning. Children get off to a good start in the early years. Children are keen, enthusiastic ...learners.

Consequently, they make good progress. Phonics is taught well. Pupils quickly develop a love of reading.

They enjoy a wide range of attractive books in the school and class libraries. Pupils make strong progress across the school in reading, writing and mathematics. Results of national assessments have improved year on year.

However, too few pupils are reaching the higher standard. This is particularly the case in writing. Safeguarding procedures are effective and ensure pupils' safety.

A culture of safeguarding permeates all aspects of school life. The quality of teaching is strong, leading to good progress. However, at times, the most able pupils are not sufficiently challenged and the work set for them is too easy.

Educational trips, visits to museums and local places of interest, and regular visitors enhance the school's engaging curriculum. Pupils' behaviour is good. Their attitudes to learning are positive and they are keen to improve.

Relationships between staff and pupils are very positive. Attendance rates are improving but there is a small group of pupils who are persistently absent. This has a negative impact on their achievement.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, as well as their appreciation of British values, is good. This is evident in the good-quality discussions pupils have in lessons and in the way in which they treat one another. Parents and carers are highly complimentary about the school.

They say their children are happy, safe and progressing well.

Information about this school

This school is larger than the average-sized primary school. The school is part of the Blackpool Multi-Academy Trust and is a sponsor-led academy.

The trust is made up of three primary schools and one special school. The trust board and the Revoe local governing committee work in partnership to set the strategic direction for the school. The great majority of pupils are of White British background.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is broadly average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is broadly average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is above average.

The proportion of pupils with an education, health and care plan is broadly average. The majority of pupils are eligible for support from pupil premium funding. An above-average proportion of pupils join and leave the school at times other than the usual admission and transfer times.

In the early years, children attend the Nursery classes part-time and the Reception classes full-time. The school offers places for two-year-olds in Nursery classes. The school provides and manages a free breakfast club for all pupils who wish to attend.