The Arnewood School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher and the leadership team, including governors, have high expectations for the academic and social success of every pupil in the school. Senior and middle leaders are effective in improving the quality of teaching and learning. Consequently, pupils enjoy learning and achieve well in a range of subjects.

Governors have a strong understanding of the school. They provide effective support and challenge in equal measure. Pupils make good progress and attain well in English and mathematics in all year groups.

Teachers have strong subject knowledge and high expectations of their pupils. Pupils study a broad, balanced and creative ...curriculum. As a result, pupils are reflective, empathic and tolerant citizens of 21st century Britain.

Through the curriculum, pupils learn how to keep themselves safe. Leaders are tenacious regarding the physical and emotional well-being of pupils. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary both in the classroom and around the school.

They are kind, supportive and inclusive. Pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities receive support appropriate to their needs and make good progress. The sixth form provides an outstanding education.

Students are confident, ambitious and focused. They benefit from a broad range of extra-curricular work experience and a rich curriculum. This ensures that they develop the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the subjects they study.

Disadvantaged pupils do not make the rapid progress in many areas of the curriculum needed to ensure that they attain at least in line with other pupils nationally. Leaders and staff in some subjects do not provide effective guidance to ensure that pupils make the same level of progress as in other subjects. Attendance for disadvantaged pupils is below the average for secondary schools nationally.

A few disadvantaged pupils are persistently absent.

Information about this school

The school is larger than the average secondary school. As part of The Arnewood multi-academy trust, it joined the Gryphon Multi-Academy Trust in 2015.

The school has a local governing body alongside a board of trustees. The proportion of pupils supported by pupil premium funding is in line with the national average. Most pupils are white British.

The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is below the national average. The proportion of pupils with education, health and care plans is below the national average. The school uses alternative provision for a very small number of pupils.